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This name record (from Tropicos) is not included in version 1.1 of The Plant List. It is possible the same name is included from a different data source, to check this you can search for Opuntia engelmannii in version 1.1 of The Plant List.

Opuntia engelmannii var. aciculata (Griffiths) Weniger is a synonym of Opuntia engelmannii subsp. aciculata (Griffiths) U. Guzmán & Mandujano

This name is a synonym of Opuntia engelmannii subsp. aciculata (Griffiths) U. Guzmán & Mandujano.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107797) with original publication details: Cacti S. W. 178 178 1969.