taxonID	7858012
datasetID	bae5856f-da10-4333-90a0-5a2135361b30
parentNameUsageID	7280199
acceptedNameUsageID	7280200
originalNameUsageID	12361722
scientificName	Melocactus melocactoides f. depressus (Hook.) Rizzini
scientificNameAuthorship	(Hook.) Rizzini
canonicalName	Melocactus melocactoides depressus
genericName	Melocactus
specificEpithet	melocactoides
infraspecificEpithet	depressus
taxonRank	form
namePublishedIn	Melocactus Bras., 82, 84, f. 49, 82, 1982
taxonomicStatus	synonym
taxonRemarks	Originally found in sources as synonym of Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.
kingdom	Plantae
phylum	Tracheophyta
class	Magnoliopsida
order	Caryophyllales
family	Cactaceae
genus	Melocactus
DataSource	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy   2023-08-28