Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Melocactus
Series: M. ser. Guitarti –
M. ser. Harlowi –
M. ser. Matanzanus –
M. ser. Melocactus
Species: M. acunae –
M. andinus –
M. azureus –
M. bahiensis –
M. bellavistensis –
M. braunii –
M. brederooianus –
M. broadwayi –
M. caroli-linnaei –
M. concinnus –
M. conoideus –
M. curvispinus –
M. deinacanthus –
M. ernestii –
M. estevesii –
M. ferreophilus –
M. glaucescens –
M. harlowii –
M. inconcinnus –
M. intortus –
M. lanssensianus –
M. lemairei –
M. levitestatus –
M. macracanthos –
M. matanzanus –
M. mazelianus –
M. neryi –
M. oreas –
M. pachyacanthus –
M. paucispinus –
M. pedernalensis –
M. perezassoi –
M. peruvianus –
M. praerupticola –
M. radoczii –
M. salvadorensis –
M. schatzlii –
M. sergipensis –
M. smithii –
M. violaceus –
M. zehntneri –
Nothospecies: M. × albicephalus –
M. × bozsingianus –
M. × horridus
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Name
Melocactus (L.) Link & Otto, Verh. Vereins Beford. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 418. 1827, nom. cons.
- Type species: Melocactus communis (W.T.Aiton) Link & Otto
Synonyms
- Basionym
- Cactus [infragen. unranked] Melocactus L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 210. 1754.
- Homotypic
- Cactus sect. Melocactus (Link & Otto) Kuntze in Post & Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan. 86. 1903.
- Cactus subg. Melocactus (Link & Otto) Miq., Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 2: 104. 1839.
Distribution
| Native distribution areas: |
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
Primary references
Additional references
- Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208
Reference page.
Links
- Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Melocactus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 25. Reference page.
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melocactus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 03. Reference page.
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melocactus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
- International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melocactus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 03 2021.
- Tropicos.org 2021. Melocactus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Apr 2021.
- Hassler, M. 2021. Melocactus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 03. Reference page.
Vernacular names
English: Melon Cactus
español: Gorro Turco
suomi: Melonikaktukset
magyar: Dinnyekaktusz
svenska: Melonkaktussläktet
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