Melocactus curvispinus
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Melocactus
- Species
- Melocactus curvispinus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1837
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melocactus curvispinus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus obtusipetalusName author: Britton & Rose
- Cactus ruestiiName author: (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
- Cactus salvadorName author: (L.Murillo) Britton & Rose
- Melocactus brongnartiiName author: Hildm.
- Melocactus crassicostatusName author: Lem.
- Melocactus curvispinus subsp. cucutensisName author: Xhonneux & Fern.Alonso
- Melocactus delessertianusName author: Lem.
- Melocactus guatemalensisName author: Gürke & Eichlam
- Melocactus guitartiName author: León
- Melocactus guitartiiName author: León
- Melocactus monvilleanusName author: Miq.
- Melocactus obtusipetalus var. crassicostatusName author: (Lem.) Lem. ex Miq.
- Melocactus ruestiiName author: K.Schum.
- Melocactus ruestiiName author: K.Schum.
- Melocactus ruestii subsp. centalapensisName author: Elizondo
- Melocactus rustiiName author: K.Schum.
- Melocactus salvadorName author: L.Murillo
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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