ID illustration:	121087	ID basionym cited:	171791
ID publication:	902	ID species cited:	655943
ID volume:	2023	ID basionym recognized:	171722
ID genus cited:	1694	ID species recognized:	656042
ID genus recognized:	1694

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Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschreibung der Kakteen (1899)
Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.

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: (1899)

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t. 6 p. 12

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name recognized:
656042 Melocactus intortus (Miller) Urban
name recognized (basionym):
171722 Cactus intortus Miller

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name cited:
655943 Melocactus communis (Aiton) Link & Otto
name cited (basionym):
171791 Cactus melocactus var. Aiton

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cereeae

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epithet cited:
communis,-is,-e

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epithet recognized:
intortus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=121087

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cactus intortus Miller; Echinocactus intortus (Miller) DC.;

heterotypic synonyms:
Melocactus amoenus Hoffmanns.; Melocactus antonii (Britton) F.M. Knuth; Melocactus communis (Aiton) Link & Otto;