Melocactus intortus (Miller) Urban

name cited:
Melocactus communis (Aiton) Link & Otto
name cited (basionym):
Cactus melocactus var. communis Aiton
name recognized:
Melocactus intortus (Miller) Urban
name recognized (basionym):
Cactus intortus Miller

family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cereeae

epithet cited: communis,-is,-e

epithet recognized: intortus,-a,-um

Illustration contributed by:
New York Botanical Garden, U.S.A.

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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;