Taxon:  Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. subsp. caesius (H. L. Wendl.) N. P. Taylor



Summary
Genus:
Melocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cereeae
Nomen number:
409350
Place of publication:
Bradleya 9:75.  1991
Verified:
09/02/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. (0 active accession[s])
Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. subsp. curvispinus (0 active accession[s])
Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. subsp. dawsonii (Bravo) N. P. Taylor (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Melocactus caesius H. L. Wendl.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cactus caesius (H. L. Wendl.) Britton & Rose

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Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela n.w.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia n.
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela (n.w.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia (n.)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409350. Accessed 16 July 2025.