Melocactus levitestatus

Melocactus levitestatus

Melocactus levitestatus

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 levitestatus

Name

Melocactus levitestatus Buining & Brederoo, 1973

Synonyms

• 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

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

References

Primary references

• Buining, A.F.H. & Brederoo, A.J. 1973: Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44: 271

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• 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 levitestatus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 30. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melocactus levitestatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melocactus levitestatus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 04 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Melocactus levitestatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Apr 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Melocactus levitestatus. 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 04. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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