Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius

Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius

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 curvispinus
Subspecies: Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius

Name

Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius (H.L.Wendl.) N.P.Taylor, 1991.

Synonyms

• Cactus caesius (H.L.Wendl.) Britton & Rose
• Melocactus amoenus Hoffmanns.
• Melocactus caesius H.L.Wendl.
• Melocactus curvispinus subsp. saravianus Fern.Alonso & Xhonneux
• Melocactus rubens Miq.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: caribbean Cuba, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Taylor, N.P., 1991: Bradleya; Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 9: 75

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
• Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius 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 curvispinus subsp. caesius. Published online. Accessed: Apr 05 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Apr 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius. 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. 

Vernacular names

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