External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77298627-1
- Publication
- Bradleya; Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society. Botley
- Collation
- 40: 97
- Date of Publication
- 1 May 2022
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Cactaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Tadaaki Urano
- Collection Date
- 20 Aug 2021
- Type Herbaria
- holotype TNS VS-1335015
- Type Remarks
- Ex container plant, progeny, Urano cactus garden, Niigata, Japan
Remarks
Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the front and side views of the flower being reminiscent of a star and a comet, respectively.