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Melocactus (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

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. 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
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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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