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Taxon:
Melocactus curvispinus
Pfeiff.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Melocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cereeae
Nomen number:
409353
Place of publication:
Enum. diagn. Cact. 46. 1837
Verified:
09/02/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Melocactus curvispinus
Pfeiff. subsp.
caesius
(H. L. Wendl.) N. P. Taylor
(0 active accession[s])
Melocactus curvispinus
Pfeiff. subsp.
curvispinus
(0 active accession[s])
Melocactus curvispinus
Pfeiff. subsp.
dawsonii
(Bravo) N. P. Taylor
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Conservation Status
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Anderson, E. F.
2001. The cactus family
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Encke, F. et al.
1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Taylor, N. P.
1991. The genus
Melocactus
in Central and South America. Bradleya 9:71.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
Spanish
viznaga de dulce –
Reference(s)
Swedish
mexikansk melonkaktus –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
s.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
n.
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
Native
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
(s.)
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
(n.)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
Name
References