Melocactus curvispinus subsp. koolwijkianus

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. koolwijkianus

Name

Melocactus curvispinus subsp. koolwijkianus (Suringar) G.Thomson, Bradleya 20: 38(–41), fig. 12, 13a–d. 2002.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Melocactus koolwijkianus Suringar, Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., ser. 3, 2: 184. 1885. (as M. Koolwijkianus)

• Heterotypic
  • Melocactus obliquus Suringar, Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., ser. 3, 6: 440. 1889.
  • Melocactus incurvus Suringar, Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., ser. 3, 6: 441. 1889.
  • Melocactus laui Antesb., Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 63(5): 241. 1991.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Aruba. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thomson, G. 2002. A re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of the genus Melocactus in Aruba, Netherlands Antilles. Bradleya 20: 29–44. DOI: 10.25223/brad.n20.2002.a7 Reference page. 

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 curvispinus subsp. koolwijkianus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Melocactus curvispinus subsp. koolwijkianus. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Melocactus curvispinus subsp. koolwijkianus.