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Melocactus macracanthos (Salm-Dyck) Link & Otto

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Link, & Otto. (1827). In: Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 418.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Cactaceae
genus
Melocactus
species
Melocactus macracanthos

Name

Synonyms
Cactus macracanthos Salm-Dyck
Cactus macracanthus Salm-Dyck
Cactus macranthos Salm-Dyck
Cactus microcephalus (Miq.) Borg
Cactus parvispinus Haw.
Cactus pyramidalis Salm-Dyck
Cactus zuccarinii (Miq.) Borg
Echinocactus armatus Salm-Dyck
Echinocactus fischeri Pfeiff.
Echinocactus parvispinus (Haw.) DC.
Echinocactus salmianus Link & Otto
Echinocactus spina-christi Zucc.
Echinocactus spina-christi Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
Melocactus aciculosus Valck.Sur.
Melocactus aciculosus var. adauctus Valck.Sur.
Melocactus angusticostatus Valck.Sur.
Melocactus approximatus Valck.Sur.
Melocactus arcuatus Valck.Sur.
Melocactus baarsianus Valck.Sur.
Melocactus barbarana Antesb.
Homonyms
Melocactus macracanthos (Salm-Dyck) Link & Otto
Common names
ABC Turk's Cap Cactus in English
Bushi in language.
Coroa-de-frade-de-espinho-grande in Portuguese
Kabes di Indjan in language.
Kabes di Seru in language.
Milon di Seru in language.
cactus in Portuguese
cactus in Portuguese
Bushi in language.
Kabes di Indjan in language.
Kabes di Seru in language.
Milon di Seru in language.
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