Accepted scientific name:
Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb. (accepted name) 4 literature references for Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
Synonyms:
Cactus intortus Mill. (synonym) 2 literature references for Cactus intortus Mill.
Melocactus communis (W.T. Aiton) Link & Otto (synonym)
Melocactus coronatus (Lam.) Backeb. (synonym)
Infraspecific taxon: Melocactus intortus subsp. domingensis Areces
Melocactus intortus subsp. intortus (Mill.) Urb.
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Turk's cap English -
Classification:
Plantae CoL
Phylum Tracheophyta CoL
Class Magnoliopsida CoL
Order Caryophyllales CoL
Family Cactaceae ITIS Global
Genus Melocactus ITIS Global
Distribution: Caribbean
Lifezones: -
Additional data: -
Source database: ITIS Global, Mar 2014   99%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Butterworth C.A., 12-Jun-2013
Online resource: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=19868
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:153cbd46-ac8f-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401