Melocactus humilis

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Melocactus humilis Suringar
Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. ser. 3, 6: 459. 1889
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff.
Enum. Diagn. Cact. 46. 1837 Pfeiff.

Origin and Habitat: Venezuela (Northern South America, Southern America)

Synonyms:

Melocactus humilis Suringar

See all synonyms of Melocactus curvispinus

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff.
Enum. Diagn. Cact. 46. 1837
Synonymy: 27

Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff.
Melocactus crassicostatus Lem.

Melocactus obtusipetalus var. crassicostatus (Lem.) Lem. ex Miq.

Melocactus curvispinus subs. obtusipetalus (Lem.) Xhonneux & Fern.Alonso

Cactus obtusipetalus (Lem.) Britton & Rose
Melocactus obtusipetalus Lem.

Melocactus delessertianus Lem.
Melocactus guatemalensis Gürke & Eichlam
Melocactus guitartii León
Melocactus holguinensis Areces
Melocactus humilis Suringar
Melocactus jakusii Mészáros
Melocactus maxonii (Rose) Gürke

Cactus maxonii Rose
Melocactus ruestii subs. maxonii (Rose) Elizondo

Melocactus oaxacensis (Britton & Rose) Backeb.

Cactus oaxacensis Britton & Rose
Melocactus ruestii subs. oaxacensis (Britton & Rose) Elizondo

Melocactus ruestii K.Schum.

Cactus ruestii (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
Melocactus brongnartii Hildm. ex Rüst non Lem.

Melocactus ruestii subs. centalapensis Elizondo
Melocactus ruestii subs. cintalapensis Elizondo
Melocactus ruestii subs. sanctae-rosae (L.D.Gómez) Elizondo

Melocactus maxonii var. sanctae-rosae L.D.Gómez

Melocactus salvador L.Murillo

Cactus salvador (L.Murillo) Britton & Rose

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus curvispinus subs. caesius (H.L.Wendl.) N.P.Taylor
Bradleya 9: 75. 1991 .
Synonymy: 4

Melocactus curvispinus subs. caesius (H.L.Wendl.) N.P.Taylor

Cactus caesius (H.L.Wendl.) Britton & Rose
Melocactus caesius H.L.Wendl. ex Miq.
Melocactus curvispinus f. caesius (H.L.Wendl.) N.P.Taylor

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus curvispinus subs. cucutensis Xhonneux & Fern.Alonso
Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 26(100): 356. 2002 [Sep 2002]

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus curvispinus subs. dawsonii (Bravo) N.P.Taylor
Bradleya 9: 77 (1991)
Synonymy: 2

Melocactus curvispinus subs. dawsonii (Bravo) N.P.Taylor

Melocactus dawsonii Bravo

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus curvispinus subs. koolwijkianus (Suringar) G.Thomson
Bradleya 20: 38 (2002)
Synonymy: 3

Melocactus curvispinus subs. koolwijkianus (Suringar) G.Thomson

Melocactus koolwijkianus Suringar

Melocactus koolwijkianus var. adustus Suringar

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus curvispinus subs. lobelii (Suringar) Fern.Alonso & Xhonneux
Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 26(100): 356. 2002 [Sep 2002]
Synonymy: 6

Melocactus curvispinus subs. lobelii (Suringar) Fern.Alonso & Xhonneux

Melocactus curvispinus f. lobelii (Suringar) N.P.Taylor
Melocactus lobelii Suringar

Melocactus cephalenoplus Lem.
Melocactus griseus H.L.Wendl. ex Miq.

Melocactus caesius var. griseus (H.L.Wendl. ex Miq.) Förster

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus curvispinus subs. loboguerreroi (Cárdenas) Fern.Alonso & Xhonneux
Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. 26(100): 356-357 2002
Synonymy: 2

Melocactus curvispinus subs. loboguerreroi (Cárdenas) Fern.Alonso & Xhonneux

Melocactus loboguerreroi Cárdenas

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus curvispinus subs. saravianus Fern.Alonso & Xhonneux
Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 26(100): 357 (359; fig. 1B). 2002 [Sep 2002]

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