Melocactus peruvianus

Melocactus peruvianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Melocactus
Species: Melocactus peruvianus

Name

Melocactus peruvianus Vaupel, 1913

Synonyms

• Cactus jansenianus (Backeb.) Borg
• Cactus townsendii Britton & Rose
• Melocactus amstutziae Rauh & Backeb.
• Melocactus fortalezensis Rauh & Backeb.
• Melocactus huallancensis Rauh & Backeb.
• Melocactus jansenianus Backeb.
• Melocactus peruvianus var. amstutziae Rauh & Backeb.
• Melocactus peruvianus var. canetensis Rauh & Backeb.
• Melocactus peruvianus var. lurinensis Rauh & Backeb.
• Melocactus townsendianus Backeb.
• Melocactus trujilloensis Rauh & Backeb.
• Melocactus trujilloensis var. schoenii Rauh & Backeb.
• Melocactus unguispinus Backeb.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western Sounth America Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vaupel, F.K.J., 1913. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. Leipzig 50(Beibl. 111):28.

Additional references

• Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Melocactus peruvianus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 30. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melocactus peruvianus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melocactus peruvianus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 05 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Melocactus peruvianus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Apr 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Melocactus peruvianus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 05. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melocactus peruvianus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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