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Taxon:  Echinopsis oxygona (Link & Otto) Zucc. ex Pfeiff.



Summary
Genus:
Echinopsis
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Trichocereeae
Nomen number:
464962
Place of publication:
Abbild. Beschr. Cact. 2: t. 4. 1845
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
04/16/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Echinocactus oxygonus Link & Otto

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cereus multiplex Pfeiff.
Echinocactus eyriesii Turpin
Echinopsis eyriesii (Turpin) Pfeiff. & Otto
Echinopsis multiplex (Pfeiff.) Pfeiff. & Otto
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Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. The cactus family. 2001
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  3. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  4. Hunt, D. et al., eds. The new cactus lexicon. 2006
  5. Hunt, D. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2. 1999
  6. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  7. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  8. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Common names
English
pink Easter-lily cactus –
red Easter-lily cactus –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayGuaira 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
2Cultivated     
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Entre Rios, Santa Fe], Paraguay [Guaira], Uruguay
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464962. Accessed 27 October 2026.

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