Melocactus lemairei

Melocactus lemairei
Melocactus lemairei

Taxonavigation

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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 lemairei

Name

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1839.

Synonyms

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  • Echinocactus lemairei Monv. ex Lem., Cact. Aliq. Nov.: 17. 1838 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Cactus lemairei (Monv. ex Lem.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 226. 1922 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
    • Melocactus communis var. macrocephalus Link & Otto in Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 418. 1827 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Melocactus communis var. conicus Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 43. 1837 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Melocactus crassispinus Salm-Dyck in Allg. Gartenzeitung 8: 10. 1840 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
    • Melocactus conicus Lawr. in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 319. 1841 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Melocactus macrocephalus Lawr. in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 319. 1841 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Melocactus pycnacanthus Cels ex Miq. in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18 (Suppl. 1): 200 b. 1841 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Melocactus hispaniolicus Vaupel in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 29: 121. 1919 syn. sec. Hunt 2006

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Dominican Republic, Haiti

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

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