Mémoires du Muséum d’histoire naturelle (1815-1832)
Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat.

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vol. 17 (1828)

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t. 10

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Ferocactus histrix (DC.) G.E.Linds.

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name cited:
Echinocactus melocactiformis DC.
name recognized:
Ferocactus histrix (DC.) G.E.Linds.
name recognized (basionym):
Echinocactus histrix DC.

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cacteae

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epithet cited: melocactiformis,-is,-e

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epithet recognized: histrix

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Illustration contributed by:
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Bisnaga histrix (DC.) Doweld; Echinocactus histrix DC.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Bisnaga electracantha (Lem.) Orcutt; Echinocactus coulteri G. Don; Echinocactus electracanthus Lemaire; Echinocactus hystrichacanthus Lemaire; Echinocactus melocactiformis DC.; Echinocactus oxypterus Zucc. ex Pfeiff.; Echinocactus pfersdorffii Schelle; Echinocactus pycnoxyphus Lemaire;