Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nelissae

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Turbinicarpus
Subgenus: T. subg. Gymnocactus
Sectio: T. sect. Gymnocactus
Species:

• Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nelissae Halda & Panar., 1998
  • Holotype: Mexico, Tamaulipas: (in vicinitate pagi Bustamante), in declivibus petrosis, solo calcareo, 9 Feb 1985, P. Panarotto (PR 8502144).

• Heterotypic
  • Gymnocactus ysabelae (Schlange) Backeb. in Cactac.: Handb. Kakteenk. 5: 2856 (1961)
  • Gymnocactus ysabelae var. brevispinus (Schlange) Backeb. in Cactac.: Handb. Kakteenk. 5: 2856 (1961)
  • Pediocactus ysabelae (Schlange) Halda in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5: 18 (1998)
  • Thelocactus ysabelae Schlange in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 5: 551 (1934)
  • Thelocactus ysabelae var. brevispinus Schlange in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 5: 551 (1934)
  • Turbinicarpus concinnus Halda & Panar. in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 10: 168 (2003)
  • Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. concinnus (Halda & Panar.) M.H.J.van der Meer in Cact. Phantast. 2019(4)-1: 7 (2019)
  • Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. ysabelae (Schlange) Lüthy in Kakteen And. Sukk. 50: 280 (1999)
  • Turbinicarpus ysabelae (Schlange) V.John & Říha in Kaktusy (Brno) 19: 22 (1983)
  • Turbinicarpus ysabelae var. brevispinus (Schlange) V.John & Říha in Kaktusy (Brno) 19: 22 (1983)
    

Note: The above synonymy is sensu POWO (2025) and Hunt (2016), but is not accepted by CACO (2025) see Turbinicarpus ysabelae for an alternative taxonomy.

• Halda, J.J. & Panarotto. P., 1998. Acta Musei Richnoviensis Sect. Nat. 5: 161

• Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nelissae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nelissae. Published online. Accessed: Mar 30 2021. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nelissae in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nelissae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Mar 2021. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nelissae. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 30. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nelissae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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