| taxonID | 5621947 | 
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b | 
| parentNameUsageID | 5384242 | 
| acceptedNameUsageID | 5621424 | 
| originalNameUsageID | 5621424 | 
| scientificName | Melocactus azureus subsp. ferreophilus (Buining & Brederoo) N.P.Taylor | 
| scientificNameAuthorship | (Buining & Brederoo) N.P.Taylor | 
| canonicalName | Melocactus azureus ferreophilus | 
| genericName | Melocactus | 
| specificEpithet | azureus | 
| infraspecificEpithet | ferreophilus | 
| taxonRank | subspecies | 
| namePublishedIn | Taylor, N. P. (1991). In: Bradleya 9: 40. | 
| taxonomicStatus | synonym | 
| kingdom | Plantae | 
| phylum | Tracheophyta | 
| class | Magnoliopsida | 
| order | Caryophyllales | 
| family | Cactaceae | 
| genus | Melocactus | 
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |