garden (1872-1927)
The Garden

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vol. 12 (1877)

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p. 443

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name recognized:
656042 Melocactus intortus (Miller) Urban

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name recognized (basionym):
171722 Cactus intortus Miller

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name cited:
655943 Melocactus communis (Aiton) Link & Otto

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name cited (basionym):
171791 Cactus melocactus var. Aiton

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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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Illustration contributed by:
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, U.S.A.

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

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cactus intortus Miller; Echinocactus intortus (Miller) DC.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Melocactus amoenus Hoffmanns.; Melocactus antonii (Britton) F.M. Knuth; Melocactus communis (Aiton) Link & Otto;