The Plant List — A working list for all plant species

⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2736019, with some changes.

M Copiapoa macracantha (Salm-Dyck) Meregalli is a synonym of Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto

This name is a synonym of Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto.

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as a synonym and as an invalid name with original publication details: Piante Grasse 11(4): 38 1991 publ. 1992.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:978729-1.