Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 313 (1835)
Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- class
- Magnoliopsida
- order
- Caryophyllales
- family
- Cactaceae
- genus
- Melocactus
- species
- Melocactus violaceus
Name
- Synonyms
- Melocactus depressus Haw.
- Melocactus melocactoides f. sanctaritii Rizzini
- Homonyms
- Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.
- Common names
- Turk's-cap cactus in English
- platt melonkaktus in Swedish
- Cabeça-de-frade in Portuguese
- Coroa-de-frade in Portuguese
Bibliographic References
- Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich),3: 313.,1835
- Fl. bras.,vol 4 part. 2, P04P2N0046