Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius

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
Species: Melocactus curvispinus
Subspecies: Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius

Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius (H.L.Wendl.) N.P.Taylor, 1991.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: caribbean Cuba, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius. Published online. Accessed: Apr 05 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Apr 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius. 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 05. Reference page.

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