| taxonID | 5620131 | 
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b | 
| parentNameUsageID | 7280199 | 
| acceptedNameUsageID | 7280200 | 
| scientificName | Melocactus violaceus subsp. natalensis P.J.Braun & Esteves | 
| scientificNameAuthorship | P.J.Braun & Esteves | 
| canonicalName | Melocactus violaceus natalensis | 
| genericName | Melocactus | 
| specificEpithet | violaceus | 
| infraspecificEpithet | natalensis | 
| taxonRank | subspecies | 
| namePublishedIn | Braun, P. J., & Esteves. (1997). In: Cact. Succ. J. (U. S. A.) 69(2): 71. | 
| taxonomicStatus | synonym | 
| kingdom | Plantae | 
| phylum | Tracheophyta | 
| class | Magnoliopsida | 
| order | Caryophyllales | 
| family | Cactaceae | 
| genus | Melocactus | 
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |