Backeberg, C. in Backeberg, C. (ed.) (1938), Blatter fur Kakteenforschung. Bulletin of Cactus Research: 21 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Backeberg, C. (1958), Die Cactaceae: Handbuch der Kakteenkunde 1: 137-161 [secondary reference]

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 1: 163 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Austrocylindropuntia exaltata (A.Berger) Backeb.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 94 [secondary reference]

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 65 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Opuntia Mill. legitimate

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Cactaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 204-205 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 52 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Opuntia Mill. legitimate

Barthlott, W. & Hunt, D.R. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Cactaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 172 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Opuntia Mill. legitimate

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Cactaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 204 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Opuntia Mill. legitimate

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 82 [secondary reference]

Chinnock, R.J. (2015), Feral opuntioid cacti in Australia Part 1. Cylindrical -stemmed genera: Austrocylindropuntia, Cylindropuntia and Corynopuntia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 3: 48 [secondary reference]

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