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Taxon:
Melocactus violaceus
Pfeiff.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Melocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cereeae
Nomen number:
409354
Place of publication:
Allg. Gartenzeitung 3:313. 1835
Verified:
09/02/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cactus melocactoides
Hoffmanns.
Melocactus melocactoides
(Hoffmanns.) DC.
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. & D. Zappi.
2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Taylor, N. P.
1991. The genus
Melocactus
in Central and South America. Bradleya 9:54.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
Turk's-cap cactus –
Reference(s)
Swedish
platt melonkaktus –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Alagoas
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Bahia
e.
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Espírito Santo
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Minas Gerais
e.
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Paraíba
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Pernambuco
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio Grande do Norte
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Sergipe
Native
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Alagoas, Bahia (e.), Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais (e.), Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe]
Name
References