Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.

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
taxonID 3ZLT3
parentNameUsageID 62Z5V
scientificNameID 7qv3zBa9r7vTDtFhy603U1
datasetID 1141
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.
scientificNameAuthorship Pfeiff.
genericName Melocactus
specificEpithet violaceus
namePublishedIn Pfeiff.
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Melocactus-violaceus
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Melocactus violaceus subsp. violaceus subspecies accepted

Melocactus violaceus subsp. margaritaceus N.P.Taylor subspecies accepted

Melocactus violaceus subsp. ritteri N.P.Taylor subspecies accepted

DataSource Catalogue of Life   2025-06-13