Melocactus unguispinus

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Melocactus unguispinus Backeb.
Neue Kakteen 44 (1931), in obs.; Backeb. in Cact. & Succ. Journ. Amer. iii. 130(1932), in obs. [et: Rauh & Backeb.
Family: CACTACEAE

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

Synonyms:

Melocactus unguispinus Backeb.

See all synonyms of Melocactus peruvianus

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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