| ID illustration | 320174 | 
| ID publication | 4280 | 
| ID volume | 6194 | 
| code scanning institute | NBC | 
| scanning institute | Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leyden, The Netherlands | 
| URL volume | |
| ID species cited | 655921 | 
| species cited | Melocactus besleri Link & Otto | 
| ID basionym cited | 655921 | 
| basionym cited | Melocactus besleri Link & Otto | 
| ID species recognized | 655921 | 
| species recognized | Melocactus besleri Link & Otto | 
| ID basionym recognized | 655921 | 
| basionym recognized | Melocactus besleri Link & Otto | 
| ID genus cited | 1694 | 
| genus cited | Melocactus | 
| ID genus recognized | 1694 | 
| genus recognized | Melocactus | 
| Melocactus besleri Link & Otto [3] | |
|   | Cactaceae - Cactoideae - Cereeae - | 
| vernacular names | 
											
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| Melocactus Link & Otto [80] | |
| Naturalis: () [3108] | |
| epithet recognized species: besleri [3] | |
| epithet cited species: besleri [3] | |
| Illustration contributed by: | Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leyden, The Netherlands |