Author:Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus (Lemaire ex K.Schumann)K.Schumann.
Synonyms:Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. albiflorus Glass 1997,
Anhalonium koschoubeyanum Lemaire 1842,
Roseocactus koschoubeyanus A.Berger 1925,
Anhalonium sulcatum Salm-Dyck 1850,
Anhalonium fissipedum Monville 1846,
Cactus kotschoubeyi Kuntze 1891.
Roseocactus kotschoubeyanus var. albiflorus Backeberg 1935,
Roseocactus kotschoubeyanus ssp. albiflorus Backeberg 1949.
Family:Cactaceae.

-The generic name 'Ariocarpus' is derived from the Greek 'Aria' meaning Sorb (Sorbus aria, Rosaceae, is the white-beam tree) and the Greek word 'karpos' meaning fruit.