Cactus jansenianus

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Cactus jansenianus (Backeb.) Borg
Cacti (Borg) 279. 1937
Family: CACTACEAE

= Melocactus jansenianus Backeb.
Kakteenkunde ii. 54 (1933); cf. Gray Herb. Card Cat., Issue 143; Backeb.Blatter Kakteenforsch. 1935, Pt. 2, [p. 2).

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

Synonyms:

Melocactus jansenianus Backeb.

Cactus jansenianus (Backeb.) Borg

See all synonyms of Melocactus peruvianus

Description: Chromosome number: 2n = 22

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

Melocactus fortalezensis Rauh & Backeb. in Backeb.
Melocactus huallancaensis Rauh & Backeb.
Melocactus jansenianus Backeb.
Melocactus peruvianus Vaupel
Melocactus peruvianus var. amstutziae Rauh & Backeb. in Rauh
Melocactus peruvianus var. canetensis Rauh & Backeb. in Rauh
Melocactus peruvianus var. lurinensis Rauh & Backeb. in Rauh
Melocactus trujilloensis Rauh & Backeb. in Backeb.
Melocactus trujilloensis var. schoenii Rauh & Backeb. in Backeb.
Melocactus unguispinus Backeb.

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Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Juliana P. Castro, Luiz G.R. Souza, Lânia F. Alves, Ana E.B. Silva, Marcelo Guerra & Leonardo P. Felix. 1073 Marhold (ed.) “IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 15” TAXON 62 (5) • October 2013: 1073–1083

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