Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck, J.F.M.A.H.I.F. zu (1850), Cacteae in Horto Dyckensi Cultae. Anno 1849: 64 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Cactus cochenillifer L. legitimate

Maiden, J.H. (2 October 1914), The Prickly Pears of interest to Australians. 12. - The Cochineal Cactus. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25: 883 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 145 [secondary reference]

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 67 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. legitimate

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