Melocactus pedernalensis

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Taxonavigation[edit]

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 pedernalensis

Name[edit]

Melocactus pedernalensis M.M.Mejía & R.G.García, Moscosoa 9: 12 (1997).

    • Type: Dominican Republic: Prov. Pedernales: 60m north of the Oviedo-Pedernales road, 5km before the town of Pedernales. A.E. Areces 6380. 1991-6-1. HT: JBSD, IT: MNHN, IT: NY.

Synonyms[edit]

  • Heterotypic
    • Melocactus intortus subsp. domingensis Areces, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 69: 246 (1997).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Dominican Republic, Haiti.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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