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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- Melocactus gilvispinus var. planispinusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus gracilisName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus grandisName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus grandispinusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus hexacanthusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus inclinatusName author: Antesb.
- Melocactus incurvusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus inflatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus intermediusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus intermedius var. laticostatusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus intermedius var. rotundatusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus intermedius var. tenuispinusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus inversusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus lauiName author: Antesb.
- Melocactus lehmanniiName author: Miq.
- Melocactus leucacanthusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus limisName author: Suringar
- Melocactus lutescensName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus macracanthos f. elegansName author: Suringar
- Melocactus macracanthos var. miacanthusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus martialisName author: Suringar
- Melocactus microcarpusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus microcephalusName author: Miq.
- Melocactus microcephalus var. olivascensName author: Suringar
- Melocactus nanusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus obliquusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus obliquus f. quadrispinaName author: Suringar
- Melocactus obovatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus ovatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus pachycentrusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus parvispinusName author: Salm-Dyck ex DC.
- Melocactus parvispinusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus parvispinusName author: Haw.
- Melocactus patensName author: Suringar
- Melocactus pentacanthusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus pinguisName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus pinguis var. areolosusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus pinguis var. laticostatusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus pinguis var. planispinusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus pinguis var. tenuissimusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus pulvinosusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus pusillusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus pyramidalisName author: Link & Otto
- Melocactus pyramidalis var. compressusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus radiatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus rectiusculusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus reticulatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus reversusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus roseusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus rotiferName author: Suringar
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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