Turbinicarpus schwarzii

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Turbinicarpus
Species:

Turbinicarpus schwarzii Shurly) Backeb., (1951)
Note: See also Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schwarzii as it is accepted by many sources.

• Basionym
  • Strombocactus schwarzii Shurly in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 10: 93. 1948
• Homotypic
  • Toumeya schwarzii (Shurly) Bravo & W.T.Marshall, Saguaroland Bull. 11: 31. 1957
  • Toumeya macrochele var. schwarzii (Shurly) Kladiwa, Krainz, Kakteen 62: CVIII b. 1975
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. schwarzii (Shurly) Glass & R.A.Foster in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 49: 169. 1977
  • Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. schwarzii (Shurly) E.F.Anderson in Bradleya 4: 20. 1986
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schwarzii (Shurly) N.P.Taylor in Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 14. 1998
  • Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. schwarzii (Shurly) Halda in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 5: 21. 1998
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. schwarzii (Shurly) Panar. in Piante Grasse 18: 120. 1999 ["1998"]
  • Turbinicarpus macrochele subsp. schwarzii (Shurly) Doweld in Sukkulenty 3: 70. 2000
  • Turbinicarpus klinkerianus subsp. schwarzii (Shurly) D.Donati, Revis. Tasson. Gen. Turbinicarpus: 17. 2003
• Heterotypic
  • Turbinicarpus polaskii Backeb., Cactaceae 5: 2883. 1961
  • Toumeya schwarzii var. polaskii (Backeb.) Kladiwa in Sukkulentenkunde 7-8: 46. 1963
  • Toumeya macrochele f. polaskii (Backeb.) Kladiwa in Krainz, Kakteen 62: CVIII b. 1975
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii (Backeb.) Zachar, Staník, Lux & Dráb, Rod Turbinicarpus: 47. 1996
  • Turbinicarpus macrochele var. polaskii P.Lechner & Jantschgi in Turbi-Now 5: 14. 1998
  • Turbinicarpus macrochele subsp. polaskii (P.Lechner & Jantschgi) D.Donati, Revis. Tasson. Gen. Turbinicarpus: 17. 2003
    

Note: This is not accepted by POWO (2025) & Hunt (2016) see Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schwarzii for an alternative taxonomy.

• Backeberg, C., 1951. Cacti and Succulent Journal (Los Angeles) 23: 150.

• 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. 
• Vazquez-Sanchez, M., Sánchez, D., Terrazas, T., De La Rosa-Tilapa, A. & Arias, S. 2019. Polyphyly of the iconic cactus genus Turbinicarpus (Cactaceae) and its generic circumscription. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 190(4): 405-420. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boz027 ResearchGate Reference page. 

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Turbinicarpus schwarzii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Turbinicarpus schwarzii. Published online. Accessed: Nov 27 2021. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Turbinicarpus schwarzii 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 schwarzii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Nov 2021. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Turbinicarpus schwarzii. 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 Nov 27. Reference page. 

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