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 rotifer var. angustiorName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus rotula var. angusticostatusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus rotula var. validispinusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus rubellusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus rudisName author: Suringar
- Melocactus rufispinusName author: Bertol.
- Melocactus rufispinus f. aplanatusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus rufispinus f. crassispinusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus rufispinus f. curvispinusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus rufispinus f. elongatusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus rufispinus f. laticostatusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus rufispinus f. paucispinusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus rufispinus f. pluriareolatusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus rufispinus f. pluricostatus-prurispinusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus salmianusName author: Link & Otto
- Melocactus salmianus var. adauctusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus salmianus var. contractusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus salmianus var. spectabilisName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus sordidusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus spatanginusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus spatanginus f. tenuispinusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus spatangusName author: Pfeiff.
- Melocactus stellatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus stramineus f. pluricostatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus tenuissimusName author: Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus trachycephalusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus trichacanthusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus trigonasterName author: Suringar
- Melocactus trigonusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus uncinatusName author: Suringar
- Melocactus zuccariniiName 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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