Melocactus intortus
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 intortus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1919
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melocactus intortus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
46 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus antoniiName author: Britton
- Cactus communisName author: (W.T.Aiton) Steud.
- Cactus coronatusName author: Lam.
- Cactus intortusName author: Mill.
- Cactus intortus f. desiradensisName author: Stehlé
- Cactus intortus f. quentinianusName author: Stehlé
- Cactus lamarkiiName author: Colla
- Cactus melocactus var. communisName author: W.T.Aiton
- Cactus miqueliiName author: (Lehm.) Borg
- Echinocactus intortusName author: (Mill.) DC.
- Echinocactus intortus var. purpureusName author: DC.
- Echinocactus rufispinusName author: Bertol.
- Echinocactus xanthacanthusName author: Miq.
- Melocactus antoniiName author: (Britton) F.M.Knuth
- Melocactus atrosanguineusName author: Pfeiff.
- Melocactus bradleyiName author: Suringar
- Melocactus brongniartiiName author: Lem.
- Melocactus communisName author: (W.T.Aiton) Link & Otto
- Melocactus communis var. grengeliiName author: Pfeiff.
- Melocactus communis var. havannensisName author: Pfeiff.
- Melocactus communis var. laniferName author: Pfeiff.
- Melocactus communis var. oblongusName author: Link & Otto
- Melocactus communis var. viridisName author: Pfeiff.
- Melocactus coronatusName author: (Lam.) Backeb.
- Melocactus croceusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus dichroacanthusName author: Miq.
- Melocactus eustachianusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus eustachius f. vetustiorName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus grengeliiName author: J.Forbes
- Melocactus havannensisName author: (Pfeiff.) Miq.
- Melocactus hookeriName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus intortus subsp. intortusName author: Not supplied
- Melocactus intortus var. antoniiName author: (Britton) Backeb.
- Melocactus lamarckiiName author: (Colla) G.Don
- Melocactus leucasterName author: Hoffmanns.
- Melocactus linkiiName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus macracanthoidesName author: Miq.
- Melocactus macrocanthusName author: Miq.
- Melocactus meonacanthusName author: Link & Otto
- Melocactus miqueliiName author: Lehm.
- Melocactus portoricensisName author: Suringar
- Melocactus rubensName author: Miq.
- Melocactus rubensName author: Pfeiff.
- Melocactus schlumbergerianusName author: Lem.
- Melocactus wendlandiiName author: Miq.
- Melocactus xanthacanthusName 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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