Melocactus harlowii

Melocactus harlowii
Melocactus harlowii

Taxonavigation edit

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. Harlowi
Species: Melocactus harlowii

Name edit

Melocactus harlowii (Britton & Rose) Vaupel, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 66 (1912).

Note edit

The specific epithet harlowii honors the US naval officer and commander of the Guantánamo Naval Station Charles Henry Harlow.

Synonyms edit

  • Cactus harlowii Britton & Rose in Torreya 12: 16. 1912 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
    • Melocactus acunae subsp. lagunaensis Z.Mészáros in Acta Biol. Acad. Sci. Hung. 22: 138, f. 14. 1976 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Melocactus borhidii Z.Mészáros in Acta Biol. Acad. Sci. Hung. 22: 135. 1976 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Melocactus harlowii subsp. borhidii (Z.Mészáros) Kunte in Kaktusy (Brno) 49(Special 1): 27. 2013 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Melocactus evae Z.Mészáros in Acta Biol. Acad. Sci. Hung. 22(1–2): 135. 1976 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Melocactus harlowii subsp. evae (Z.Mészáros) Guiggi in Cactology 3 (Suppl. IV): 3. 2013 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Melocactus acunae var. flavispinus Z.Mészáros in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 22: 138. 1977 ["1976"], nom. inval., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cuba

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

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