Verhandlungen des Vereins zur Beförderung des Gartenbaues in den Königlich Preussischen Staaten
Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten

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vol. 3 (1824)

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t. 15

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Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.

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name cited:
Melocactus meonacanthus Link & Otto
name recognized:
Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.

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drawing: C.W. Röthig

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engraving/lithography: F. Guimpel

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cereeae

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epithet cited: meonacanthus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: violaceus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
New York Botanical Garden, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=383916

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synonyms:

heterotypic synonyms:
Cactus melocactoides Hoffmanns.; Cactus meonacanthus Lemaire ex Steudel; Cereus meonacanthus Link & Otto ex Steudel; Echinocactus melocactoides Lemaire; Echinocactus meonacanthus Link & Otto; Melocactus depressus Hook.; Melocactus melocactoides (Hoffmanns.) DC.; Melocactus meonacanthus Link & Otto;