Melocactus macracanthos
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 macracanthos
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1827
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melocactus macracanthos. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Cactus macracanthosName author: Salm-Dyck
- Cactus macracanthusName author: Salm-Dyck
- Cactus microcephalusName author: (Miq.) Borg
- Cactus parvispinusName author: Haw.
- Cactus pyramidalisName author: Salm-Dyck
- Cactus zuccariniiName author: (Miq.) Borg
- Echinocactus armatusName author: Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus fischeriName author: Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus parvispinusName author: (Haw.) DC.
- Echinocactus salmianusName author: Link & Otto
- Echinocactus spina-christiName author: Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
- Melocactus aciculosusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus aciculosus var. adauctusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus albispinusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus albispinus f. quadrispinaName author: Suringar
- Melocactus angusticostatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus appropinquatusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus approximatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus arcuatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus argenteusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus argenteus var. tenuispinaName author: Suringar
- Melocactus armatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus baarscanusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus baarsianusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus bargeiName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus bozsingianusName author: Antesb.
- Melocactus buysianusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus capillarisName author: Suringar
- Melocactus citrispinusName author: Antesb.
- Melocactus compactusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus contortusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus cordatusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus cornutusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus cylindricusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus dilatatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus eburneusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus eburneus f. plurispinaName author: Suringar
- Melocactus elongatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus euryacanthusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus evertszianusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus extensusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus feroxName author: Pfeiff. ex C.F.Först.
- Melocactus feroxName author: Suringar
- Melocactus ferusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus firmusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus flammeusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus flavispinusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus flexilisName author: Suringar
- Melocactus flexusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus gilvispinusName author: Valck.Sur.
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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