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Melocactus  (L.) Link & Otto
Taxonomic Serial No.: 19867

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Cactus melocactus L.
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2013   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyCactaceae Juss. – cactus, cacti  
                               GenusMelocactus (L.) Link & Otto  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus X albicephalus Buining & Brederoo  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus andinus R. Gruber ex N.P. Taylor  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus azureus Buining & Brederoo  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus bahiensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus bellavistensis Rauh & Backeb.  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus braunii Esteves  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus brederooianus Buining  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus broadwayi (Britton & Rose) A. Berger – Turk's cap 
                                  SpeciesMelocactus caroli-linnaei N.P. Taylor  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus concinnus Buining & Brederoo  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus conoideus Buining & Brederoo  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus curvispinus Pfeiff.  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus deinacanthus Buining & Brederoo  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus ernestii Vaupel  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus estevesii P.J. Braun  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus ferreophilus Buining & Brederoo  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus glaucescens Buining & Brederoo  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus harlowii (Britton & Rose) Vaupel  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus X horridus Werderm.  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus inconcinnus Buining & Brederoo  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb. – Turk's cap 
                                  SpeciesMelocactus lanssensianus P.J. Braun  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus lemairei (Monv. ex Lem.) Miq. ex Lem.  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus levitestatus Buining & Brederoo  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus macracanthos (Salm-Dyck) Link & Otto  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus matanzanus León  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus mazelianus Ríha  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus neryi K. Schum.  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus oreas Miq.  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus pachyacanthus Buining & Brederoo  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus paucispinus G. Heimen & R.J. Paul  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus peruvianus Vaupel  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus praerupticola Areces  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus salvadorensis Werderm.  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus schatzlii H. Till & R. Gruber  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus smithii (Alexander) Buining  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus stramineus Suringar  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus violaceus Pfeiff.  
                                  SpeciesMelocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Leutzelb.  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.   
  Notes: ITIS Cactaceae Steward   
  Reference for: Melocactus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Melocactus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Melocactus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Melocactus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Hunt, David   
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The New Cactus Lexicon: Text   
  Page(s): x + 373   
  Publisher: dh books   
  Publication Place: Milborne Port, England   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-9538134-5-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Melocactus   
       

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