Astrophytum caput-medusae (Velazco & Nevárez) D.R.Hunt

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl > Cactaceae Juss. > Cactoideae Eaton > Cacteae Rchb. > Astrophytum Lem.
taxonID J52N
parentNameUsageID 34ND
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datasetID 1141
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Astrophytum caput-medusae (Velazco & Nevárez) D.R.Hunt
scientificNameAuthorship (Velazco & Nevárez) D.R.Hunt
genericName Astrophytum
specificEpithet caput-medusae
namePublishedIn Hunt, D. R. (2003). Cactaceae Syst. Init. 15: 6 (2003).
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Astrophytum-caput-medusae
DataSource Catalogue of Life   2025-06-13