The article presents the technical proposal in botany to reject the name of the plant specie Echinocactus acanthodes (Cactaceae). It discusses the issue on the plant's origin based on the specimen from researcher James Courant. It notes that the name of the specie evolve from Ferocactus cylindraceus shifted to Ferocactus acanthodes and the name Echinocactus acanthodes was disapproved.