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June 2023

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Melocactus Link & Otto

This genus name was first published in in Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 417. 1827. Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000023681.

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Melocactus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melocactus curvispinus subsp. guitarti (León) Lodé Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 34(121): 90. 2022 [Oct 2022 publ. 11 Nov 2022] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200029834
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melocactus harlowii subsp. acunae (León) Guiggi Cactology 5(Suppl. 14): 2. 2023 [17 Jan 2023] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200027253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melocactus harlowii subsp. radoczii (Z.Mészáros) Guiggi Cactology 5(Suppl. 14): 2. 2023 [17 Jan 2023] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200027254
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melocactus lemairei subsp. pygmaeus (Hoxey, Gdaniec & Ackerman) Guiggi Cactology 5(Suppl. 14): 2. 2023 [17 Jan 2023] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200027255
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melocactus pygmaeus Hoxey, Gdaniec & Ackerman Caribbean J. Sci. 52(2): 210. 2022 [21 Oct 2022] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000043542