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Melocactus amstutziae Rauh & Backeb. in Backeb.
Descr. Cact. Nov. 36. 1956
Family: CACTACEAE

= Melocactus peruvianus var. amstutziae Rauh & Backeb. in Rauh
Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 1958(1): 531

Accepted Scientific Name: Melocactus peruvianus Vaupel
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(2-3, Beibl. 111): 28. 1913 [19 Aug 1913]

Melocactus amstutziae (Melocactus peruvianus var. amstutziae) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
KK539 (Collector: Karel Kníže) Locality: Rio Santa, Peru, altitude: 1600m

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus peruvianus Vaupel
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(2-3, Beibl. 111): 28. 1913 [19 Aug 1913]
Synonymy: 13
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Turk's Head Cactus, Melon Cactus, Turk's Cap Cactus
FINNISH (Suomi): Melonikaktukset
GREEK (Ελληνικά): Μελόκακτος
ITALIAN (Italiano): Melocactus
JAVANESE (Basa Jawa): Melon kaktus
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Vainikūnas, Karūnis
RUSSIAN (Русский): Мелокактус
SLOVENIAN (Slovenščina): Melonar
SPANISH (Español): Melocactus
SWEDISH (Svenska): Melonkaktussläktet
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Мелокактус

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Melocactus peruvianus group


3616 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
- KK583 Rio Rimac, Peru. Altitude: 1200 m. (Melocactus peruvianus var. amstutziae) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
16818 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Melocactus amstutziae (Melocactus peruvianus var. amstutziae) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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