| taxonID | 5621753 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 7280615 |
| acceptedNameUsageID | 7280616 |
| scientificName | Melocactus communis var. macrocephalus Link & Otto |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Link & Otto |
| canonicalName | Melocactus communis macrocephalus |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | communis |
| infraspecificEpithet | macrocephalus |
| taxonRank | variety |
| namePublishedIn | Link, & Otto. (1827). In: Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 418. |
| taxonomicStatus | synonym |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |