Melocactus levitestatus

Melocactus levitestatus
Melocactus levitestatus

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 levitestatus

Name

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Melocactus levitestatus Buining & Brederoo, 1973

Synonyms

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  • Melocactus diersianus Buining & Brederoo; Kakt. And. Sukk. 26(8): 169 (1975)
  • Melocactus rubrispinus F.Ritter; Kakteen in Südamerika, 1: 135 (1979)
  • Melocactus diersianus Buining & Brederoo f.rubrispinus (Ritter) P.J.Braun; Bradleya, 6: 94 (1988)
  • Melocactus securituberculatus Buining & Brederoo; Cact. Succ. J. (USA), 48(1): 38 (1976)
  • Melocactus uebelmannii P.J.Braun; Kakt. And. Sukk., 36(11): 236 (1985)
  • Melocactus warasii E.Pereira & Buenecker; Bradea, 2(30): 213 (1977)
  • Melocactus levitestatus f. securituberculatus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Schumannia 3: 188 (2001 publ. 2002)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

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

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