garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture (1872-1927)
The Garden

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vol. 12 (1877)

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p. 443

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name cited:
Melocactus communis (Aiton) Link & Otto
name cited (basionym):
Cactus melocactus var. communis Aiton
name recognized:
Melocactus intortus (Miller) Urban
name recognized (basionym):
Cactus intortus Miller

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cereeae

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epithet cited: communis,-is,-e

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epithet recognized: intortus,-a,-um

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University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries, U.S.A.

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https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=199114

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cactus intortus Miller; Echinocactus intortus (Miller) DC.;