| taxonID | 8602273 |
| datasetID | d7dddbf4-2cf0-4f39-9b2a-bb099caae36c |
| parentNameUsageID | 5384242 |
| acceptedNameUsageID | 5620880 |
| scientificName | Melocactus ferox Pfeiff. |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Pfeiff. |
| canonicalName | Melocactus ferox |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | ferox |
| taxonRank | species |
| taxonomicStatus | homotypic synonym |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |