Woodblocks Museum Plantin-Moretus
Woodblocks Plantin-Moretus

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(1553-1601)

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no. 4998 [MPM.HB.04998]

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Melocactus caroli-linnaei N.P. Taylor

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name cited:
Cactus melocactus L.
name recognized:
Melocactus caroli-linnaei N.P. Taylor

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origin of:
M. de Lobel, Pl. Strip. Icon., vol. 2 : p. 24, fig. 2 (1581)

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cacteae

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epithet cited: melocactus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized:

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Illustration contributed by:
Museum Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp, Belgium

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=436026

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synonyms:

heterotypic synonyms:
Cactus melocactus L.; Melocactus melocactus (L.) Karsten;