Melocactus violaceus subsp. ritteri

Melocactus violaceus subsp. ritteri

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 violaceus
Subspecies: M. v. subsp. ritteri

Name

Melocactus violaceus subsp. ritteri N.P.Taylor, 1991

Synonyms

• Melocactus macrodiscus var. minor F.Ritter

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast 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: 57

Links

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