Tacinga atropurpurea Werderm. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 223. 1934
Tacinga atropurpurea in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 223. 1934
is basionym for Tacinga funalis var. atropurpurea in Kakteen And. Sukk. 43: 96. 1992
is basionym for Tacinga funalis subsp. atropurpurea in Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 134. 1995