| taxonID | 5620276 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 5384242 |
| scientificName | Melocactus salvadorensis Werderm. |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Werderm. |
| canonicalName | Melocactus salvadorensis |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | salvadorensis |
| taxonRank | species |
| namePublishedIn | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 228 (1934) |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| Child | Melocactus salvadorensis subsp. oliveirae P.J.Braun subspecies accepted Melocactus salvadorensis subsp. salvadorensis subspecies accepted |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |