| taxonID | 12224790 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 5384242 |
| scientificName | Melocactus pygmaeus Hoxey, Gdaniec & Ackerman |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Hoxey, Gdaniec & Ackerman |
| canonicalName | Melocactus pygmaeus |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | pygmaeus |
| taxonRank | species |
| namePublishedIn | Hoxey, Gdaniec, & Ackerman. (2022). In: Caribbean J. Sci. 52(2): 210. |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |