| taxonID | 3ZLRB |
| parentNameUsageID | 62Z5V |
| originalNameUsageID | aA9vscY4utQn9_Ux_KYMu0 |
| scientificNameID | e_6Zz8JCFgA-B0efWs97Y0 |
| datasetID | 1141 |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| taxonRank | species |
| scientificName | Melocactus macracanthos (Salm-Dyck) Link & Otto |
| scientificNameAuthorship | (Salm-Dyck) Link & Otto |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | macracanthos |
| namePublishedIn | Link, & Otto. (1827). Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 418 (1827). |
| nomenclaturalCode | ICN |
| references | http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Melocactus-macracanthos |
| DataSource | Catalogue of Life 2025-06-13 |