Melocactus macracanthos (Salm-Dyck) Link & Otto

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl > Cactaceae Juss. > Cactoideae Eaton > Cereeae Salm-Dyck > Cereinae Britton & Rose > Melocactus Link & Otto
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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