Melocactus violaceus

Melocactus violaceus

Melocactus violaceus

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 violaceus
Subspecies: M. v. subsp. margaritaceus – M. v. subsp. ritteri – M. v. subsp. violaceus

Name

Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff., 1835

Synonyms

• Cactus depressus (Aiton) Borg
• Cactus melocactoides Hoffmanns.
• Cactus melocactus var. depressus Aiton
• Cactus meonacanthus Lem. ex Steud.
• Cereus meonacanthus Link & Otto ex Steud.
• Echinocactus melocactoides Lem.
• Echinocactus meonacanthus Link & Otto
• Melocactus depressus (Aiton) Hook.
• Melocactus gardenerianus J.R.Booth ex C.F.Först.
• Melocactus goniodacanthus Lem.
• Melocactus melocactoides (Hoffmanns.) DC.
• Melocactus melocactoides f. capensis Rizzini
• Melocactus melocactoides f. civitatis Rizzini
• Melocactus melocactoides f. exsanguis Rizzini
• Melocactus melocactoides var. itaipuassuensis Rizzini
• Melocactus melocactoides var. natalensis Rizzini
• Melocactus melocactoides f. perspinosus Rizzini
• Melocactus melocactoides f. sanctaritae Rizzini
• Melocactus parthonii Miq.
• Melocactus violaceus subsp. natalensis P.J.Braun & Esteves

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pfeiffer, L.K.G., 1835. Allgemeine Gartenzeitung 3:313.
• 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 violaceus 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 violaceus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melocactus violaceus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 05 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Melocactus violaceus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Apr 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Melocactus violaceus. 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 05. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melocactus violaceus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• IUCN: Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

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