| taxonID | 7279804 |
| datasetID | 046bbc50-cae2-47ff-aa43-729fbf53f7c5 |
| parentNameUsageID | 5384242 |
| scientificName | Melocactus acunai León, 1934 |
| scientificNameAuthorship | León, 1934 |
| canonicalName | Melocactus acunai |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | acunai |
| taxonRank | species |
| namePublishedIn | Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 8: 205, pl. 10, fig. 2. 1934 |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| Child | Melocactus acunai subsp. lagunaensis Z.Mészáros, 1976 subspecies accepted Melocactus acunai var. flavispinus Z.Mészáros, 1976 variety accepted Melocactus acunai subsp. acunai subspecies accepted Melocactus acunai var. acunai variety accepted |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |