| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| yavellana | yav-el-AY-nuh | Of or from Yavello, Ethiopia |
| rabaiensis | rab-ay-EN-sis | Of or from Rabai Hills, Kenya |
| kedongensis | kee-don-EN-sis | Of or from Kedong Valley, Kenya |
| subacutissima | sub-ak-yoo-TISS-ee-muh | Almost pointed |
| godingianus | goh-ding-ee-AH-nus | For Dr. F. W. Goding, 20th century Consulate-General in Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| mataranus | mat-uh-RAY-nus | Of or from Matarani, Bolivia |
| bylesianus | by-les-ee-AY-nus | For 20th century English cactus hobbyist Ronald S. Byrnes |
| karasbergensis | kar-as-berg-EN-sis | Of or from Great Karasberg, RSA |
| pailana | pay-LAN-uh | Of or from the Seirra de la Paila, Coahuila, Mexico |
| heteracantha | het-er-uh-KAN-tha | Differing spines |
| deltoideodonta | del-toy-dee-oh-DON-tuh | Triangle shaped teeth |
| prinslooi | PRINS-loo-ee | For 20th century South African succulent grower Gerry Prinsloo |
| clavifolia | klav-ih-FOH-lee-uh | Club leaved |
| clavifolium | klav-ih-FOH-lee-um | Club leaved |
| clavifolius | klav-ih-FOH-lee-us | Club leaved |
| hintonii | HIN-ton-ee-eye | For George Boole Hinton, 20th century metallurgist, farmer, and plant collector in Mexico |
| scaphirostris | skay-fee-ROS-tris | From the Greek skaphe (boat) and the Latin rostrum (beak); in reference to the shape of the tubercle tips |
| distichantha | dis-tih-KAN-tha | From the Greek distichos (two-ranked) and the suffix chantha; refers to the spines or flowers |
| huilunchu | wee-LUN-koo | A local vernacular plant name in Bolivia |
| ocampoi | oh-KAMP-oh-ee | For 20th century Bolivian student Enrique Ocampo |
| miquelii | me-KWEL-ee-eye | Named for Dr. Friedrich A.W. Miquel, 19th century Dutch botanist and plant collector |
| saglionis | SAG-lee-oh-nis | For 19th century French cactus amateur Joseph Saglio |
| tapona | tuh-POHN-yuh | For the fruits resemblance to a bottle-stopper; From the Spanish tapón (cap, plug, stopper, cork) |
| cholla | KOL-luh | From the Mexican vernacular name for Cylindropuntias (Cholla) |
| schickendantzii | shik-en-DANT-zee-eye | For 19th century German chemist Friedrick Schickendantz |
| alamosanus | al-uh-moh-SAY-nus | Of or from Los Alamos and the Alamos Mountains in Sonora Mexico |
| rugosiflora | roo-goh-suh-FLOR-uh | From the Latin rugosus (wrinkled) and florus (flowered) |
| nesemannii | nes-eh-MAN-ee-eye | For A. Nesemann, who collected near Robertson in the early 20th century and sent specimens to Grahamstown |
