External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77323185-1
- Publication
- Bradleya; Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society. Botley
- Collation
- 41: 140
- Date of Publication
- 10 May 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Cactaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Hoxey, Pauca & Quipuscoa 50
- Locality
- Department Ayacucho. Upstream from San Martin de Porres de Huillcallama, Río Lampalla, 1700 m
- Collection Date
- 30 Mar 2022
- Type Herbaria
- holotype HSP
- Distribution Of Types
- Peru (Western South America, Southern America)
Remarks
doi:10.25223/brad.n41.2023.a8 Etymology: alludes to the soft and flexible spination, a key diagnostic character; 'mollis' is a Latin adjective meaning soft or flexible and 'spina' is a Latin noun for a spine.