| taxonID | 5621281 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 5384242 |
| acceptedNameUsageID | 5620688 |
| scientificName | Melocactus guaricensis Croizat |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Croizat |
| canonicalName | Melocactus guaricensis |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | guaricensis |
| taxonRank | species |
| namePublishedIn | Croizat. (1950). In: Nov. Cient. Contrib. Ocas. Mus. Hist. Nat. La Salle, Caracas, Ser. Bot., No.1, 1. |
| taxonomicStatus | synonym |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |