Britton, N.L., Rose, J.N., Cactaceae (1919-1923)
Cact.

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vol. 3 (1922)

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t. 24 (1922)

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Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.

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name cited:
Cactus melocactoides Hoffmanns.
name recognized:
Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.

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drawing: M.E. Eaton

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cacteae

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epithet cited: melocactoides

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epithet recognized: violaceus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=51132

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synonyms:

heterotypic synonyms:
Cactus melocactoides Hoffmanns.; Cactus meonacanthus Lemaire ex Steudel; Cereus meonacanthus Link & Otto ex Steudel; Echinocactus melocactoides Lemaire; Echinocactus meonacanthus Link & Otto; Melocactus depressus Hook.; Melocactus melocactoides (Hoffmanns.) DC.; Melocactus meonacanthus Link & Otto;