Echinocactus asterias Zucc. in Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Abt. 42: 13. 1845

Echinocactus asterias Zucc. in Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Abt. 42: 13. 1845

Echinocactus asterias Zucc. in Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Abt. 42: 13. 1845
is basionym for Astrophytum asterias (Zucc.) Lem., Cactées: 50. 1868
Lectotype (designated by Hunt, D.R. & Taylor, N. P. 2006: 41): [icon] Tab. III in Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Abt. 42: 1845
Taxon for this name1. Hunt, D.R. & Taylor, N. P. 2006: Notulae systematicae Lexicon Cactacearum spectantes VII. – Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives 21: 4-15