| 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 |