| taxonID | 7280498 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 7281065 |
| acceptedNameUsageID | 5621892 |
| scientificName | Melocactus onychacanthus F.Ritter |
| scientificNameAuthorship | F.Ritter |
| canonicalName | Melocactus onychacanthus |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | onychacanthus |
| taxonRank | species |
| namePublishedIn | Ritter, F. (1967). In: Succulenta (Netherl.) 45: 118 (1966), Designat. Typi Omissa, Et L. C. Xlvi. 40,cum Typo. |
| taxonomicStatus | synonym |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |