Opuntia phaeacantha var. brunnea Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 293. 1856 Opuntia phaeacantha var. brunnea Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 293. 1856is basionym for Opuntia phaeacantha f. brunnea (Engelm.) Schelle, Kakteen: 72. 1926Taxon for this nameOpuntia phaeacantha var. brunnea Engelm.