| taxonID | 5384243 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 5384242 |
| originalNameUsageID | 8381566 |
| scientificName | Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb. |
| scientificNameAuthorship | (Mill.) Urb. |
| canonicalName | Melocactus intortus |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | intortus |
| taxonRank | species |
| namePublishedIn | Urb. (1919). In: Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 35. |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| Child | Melocactus communis var. laniferus Pfeiff., 1837 variety doubtful Melocactus communis var. communis variety accepted |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |