Notocactus scopa var. xiphacanthus W.R.Abraham in Succulenta (Netherlands) 66: 256. 1987 Notocactus scopa var. xiphacanthus W.R.Abraham in Succulenta (Netherlands) 66: 256. 1987is basionym for Notocactus scopa f. xiphacanthus (W.R.Abraham) N.Gerloff & Neduchal in Internoto 24: 61. 2003Taxon for this nameNotocactus scopa var. xiphacanthus W.R.Abraham