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Sign in to saveMelocactus (melon cactus), also known as the '''Turk's head cactus, Turk's cap cactus, or Pope's head cactus''', is a genus of cactus with about 30–40 species. They are native to the Caribbean, western Mexico through Central America to northern South America, with some species along the Andes down to southern Peru, and a concentration of species in northeastern Brazil.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCactaceae
Observations recorded9,539
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 157
- With media
- 75
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, NY, UFPB, CEPLAC, MO, ASU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brazil, Brasil, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Peru, Jamaica
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Melocactus.JPG
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- taxon name
- Melocactus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Melocactus
- topic's main category
- Category:Melocactus
- taxon common name
- meloencactus
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