Engelmann, G. (1857), Synopsis of the Cactaceae of the territory of the United States and adjacent regions. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 289, 302 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Backeberg, C. & Knuth, F.M. (1936), Kaktus-ABC, en Haandbog for Fagfolk og Amatorer: 117, 410 [basionym]

basionym of: Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth legitimate

Moran, R.V. (1975), Baileya; a Quarterly Journal of Horticultural Taxonomy 19(4): 166 [basionym]

basionym of: Opuntia sect. Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) Moran legitimate

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 67-69 [secondary reference]

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

pro parte nomenclatural synonym of: Opuntia Mill. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth legitimate

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: 51 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth legitimate

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