Melocactus violaceus
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 violaceus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1835
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melocactus violaceus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
21 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus depressusName author: (Hook.) Borg
- Cactus melocactoidesName author: Hoffmanns.
- Cactus melocactus var. depressusName author: Aiton
- Cactus meonacanthusName author: Lem. ex Steud.
- Cereus meonacanthusName author: Link & Otto ex Steud.
- Echinocactus meonacanthusName author: Link & Otto
- Melocactus depressusName author: Hook.
- Melocactus gardenerianusName author: Booth ex C.F.Först.
- Melocactus goniodacanthusName author: Lem.
- Melocactus melocactoidesName author: (Hoffmanns.) DC.
- Melocactus melocactoides f. capensisName author: Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides f. civitatisName author: Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides f. depressusName author: (Hook.) Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides f. exsanguisName author: Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides f. perspinosusName author: Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides f. sanctaritaeName author: Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides var. depressusName author: (Hook.) Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides var. itaipuassuensisName author: Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides var. natalensisName author: Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides var. violaceusName author: (Pfeiff.) Rizzini
- Melocactus parthoniiName author: Miq.
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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