Taxon profile
Included taxa
Number of records: 37species Melocactus andinus R. Gruber ex N.P. Taylor
species Melocactus bellavistensis Rauh et Backeb.
species Melocactus braunii Esteves
species Melocactus broadwayi (Britton & Rose) A. Berger
species Melocactus caroli-linnaei N.P. Taylor
species Melocactus concinnus Buin. et Bred.
species Melocactus conoideus Buining & Brederoo
species Melocactus deinacanthus Buining & Brederoo
species Melocactus ernestii Vaupel
species Melocactus estevesii P.J. Braun
species Melocactus glaucescens Buining & Brederoo
species Melocactus harlowii (Britton & Rose) Vaupel
species Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
- Turk's Cap
species Melocactus lanssensianus P.J. Braun
species Melocactus lemairei (Monville ex Lemaire) Miquel ex Lemaire
species Melocactus levitestatus Buining & Brederoo
species Melocactus macracanthos (Salm-Dyck) Link & Otto
species Melocactus mazelianus Říha
species Melocactus neryi K.Schum.
species Melocactus pachyacanthus Buining & Brederoo
species Melocactus paucispinus G. Heimen & R. Paul
species Melocactus perezassoi Areces
species Melocactus praerupticola Areces
species Melocactus salvadorensis Werdermann
species Melocactus schatzlii H. Till & R. Gruber
species Melocactus smithii (Alexander) Buining ex G.D. Rowley
species Melocactus stramineus Suringar
species Melocactus violaceus Pfeiffer
species Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Lützelburg
Hybrids
hybrid Melocactus × albicephalus Buining & Brederoo
hybrid Melocactus × horridus Werdermann
Links and literature
The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1322216]
Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [http://www.irmng.org] [as Melocactus Link & Otto, 1827]
Data retrieved on: 5 January 2020
C. Ulloa et al. (2017): An integrated assessment of the vascular plant species of the Americas, Science. 358. 1614-1617 [as Melocactus Link & Otto]Data retrieved on: 19 September 2019