Cactaceae

Rapicactus subterraneus (Backeb.) Buxb. & Oehme

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Rapicactus

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Rapicactus subterraneus: An Rapicactus subterraneus plant — Photo: Valentino Vallicelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Chinese: 武辉丸

Synonyms

Echinocactus subterraneus Backeb.
Gymnocactus subterraneus (Backeb.) Fritz Schwarz
Neolloydia subterranea (Backeb.) H.E.Moore
Pediocactus subterraneus (Backeb.) Halda
Thelocactus subterraneus Backeb.
Turbinicarpus mandragora subsp. subterraneus (Backeb.) Lüthy
Turbinicarpus subterraneus (Backeb.) A.D.Zimmerman

Photos

Photo: Valentino Vallicelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.