Melocactus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Melocactus
Series: M. ser. Guitarti – M. ser. Harlowi – M. ser. Matanzanus – M. ser. Melocactus

Species: M. acunae – M. andinus – M. azureus – M. bahiensis – M. bellavistensis – M. braunii – M. brederooianus – M. broadwayi – M. caroli-linnaei – M. concinnus – M. conoideus – M. curvispinus – M. deinacanthus – M. ernestii – M. estevesii – M. ferreophilus – M. glaucescens – M. harlowii – M. inconcinnus – M. intortus – M. lanssensianus – M. lemairei – M. levitestatus – M. macracanthos – M. matanzanus – M. mazelianus – M. neryi – M. oreas – M. pachyacanthus – M. paucispinus – M. pedernalensis – M. perezassoi – M. peruvianus – M. praerupticola – M. radoczii – M. salvadorensis – M. schatzlii – M. sergipensis – M. smithii – M. violaceus – M. zehntneri – Nothospecies: M. × albicephalus – M. × bozsingianus – M. × horridus

Source(s) of checklist:
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Melocactus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 03. Reference page.

Name

Melocactus (L.) Link & Otto, Verh. Vereins Beford. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 418. 1827, nom. cons.

Type species: Melocactus communis (W.T.Aiton) Link & Otto

Synonyms

Basionym
- Cactus [infragen. unranked] Melocactus L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 210. 1754.

Homotypic
- Cactus sect. Melocactus (Link & Otto) Kuntze in Post & Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan. 86. 1903.
- Cactus subg. Melocactus (Link & Otto) Miq., Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 2: 104. 1839.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: S. Mexico to Tropical America
- - Aruba, Bahamas, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Link, H.F. & Otto, C.F. (1827) Verh. Vereins Beford. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 417.

Additional references

Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Melocactus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melocactus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 03. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melocactus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melocactus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 03 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Melocactus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Apr 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Melocactus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 03. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Μελόκακτος
English: Melon Cactus
español: Gorro Turco
suomi: Melonikaktukset
magyar: Dinnyekaktusz
svenska: Melonkaktussläktet