taxonID	5620116
datasetID	7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b
parentNameUsageID	3084151
acceptedNameUsageID	7284277
originalNameUsageID	3084152
scientificName	Melocactus viridescens (Torr. & A.Gray) Nutt. ex Teschem.
scientificNameAuthorship	(Torr. & A.Gray) Nutt. ex Teschem.
canonicalName	Melocactus viridescens
genericName	Melocactus
specificEpithet	viridescens
taxonRank	species
namePublishedIn	Nutt. (1845). In: J. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 5: 293.
taxonomicStatus	heterotypic synonym
kingdom	Plantae
phylum	Tracheophyta
class	Magnoliopsida
order	Caryophyllales
family	Cactaceae
genus	Ferocactus
DataSource	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy   2023-08-28