| taxonID | 8085230 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 7280901 |
| acceptedNameUsageID | 6379399 |
| scientificName | Melocactus rubens Miq. |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Miq. |
| canonicalName | Melocactus rubens |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | rubens |
| taxonRank | species |
| namePublishedIn | Miq. (1841). In: Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18(Suppl. 1): 145, Nom. Illeg. |
| taxonomicStatus | heterotypic synonym |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |