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Genus of cacti
Carl Linnaeus in 1753, as Cactus melocactus. When the genus was separated from Cactus, the pre-Linnaean name Melocactus was used. Acting on the principle
Melocactus
Species of cactus
Melocactus intortus, also known as the Turk's head cactus, is a species of cactus endemic to the Caribbean. The Turks Islands in the Turks and Caicos are
Melocactus_intortus
Species of cactus endemic to Hispaniola
T152738A121546770.en. Retrieved 10 September 2020. Melocactus lemairei on The Plant List. Melocactus lemairei on Cactiguide. Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton:
Melocactus_lemairei
Species of cactus
Melocactus lanssensianus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and hot deserts.
Melocactus_lanssensianus
Species of cactus
Melocactus macracanthos is a species of Melocactus found in Aruba. Taylor, N.P.; Nassar, J. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Melocactus macracanthos"
Melocactus_macracanthos
Species of cactus
cacti. Melocactus azureus subsp. ferreophilus (Buining & Brederoo) N.P.Taylor Taylor, N.P.; Machado, M.; Zappi, D.; Braun, P. (2013). "Melocactus azureus"
Melocactus_azureus
Species of cactus
Melocactus levitestatus is a species of cactus of the genus Melocactus found in Brazil. Melocactus levitestatus features depressed, spherical to cylindrical
Melocactus_levitestatus
Species of cactus
Melocactus harlowii is a species of Melocactus found in Cuba. Taylor, N.P. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Melocactus harlowii". IUCN Red
Melocactus_harlowii
Species of cactus
Heritage Library. Retrieved 2025-07-02. Media related to Melocactus violaceus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Melocactus violaceus at Wikispecies
Melocactus_violaceus
Species of cactus
Melocactus curvispinus is a species of Melocactus found from southern Mexico to Venezuela. Melocactus curvispinus grows solitary with depressed, spherical
Melocactus_curvispinus
Species of cactus
Melocactus heimenii is a species of Melocactus found in Brazil. "Melocactus heimenii P.J.Braun & Gonç.Brito". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic
Melocactus_heimenii
Species of cactus
2025. Media related to Melocactus matanzanus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Melocactus matanzanus at Wikispecies "Melocactus matanzanus". Germplasm
Melocactus_matanzanus
Species of cactus
Melocactus zehnerii is a Turk's turban cactus native to the state of Bahia, in north eastern Brazil. It is also known as Melocactus giganteus and Cactus
Melocactus_zehntneri
Species of cactus
Melocactus bellavistensis is a species of Melocactus found in Ecuador and Peru. Melocactus bellavistensis has glossy, dark green, depressed, spherical
Melocactus_bellavistensis
Species of cactus
Melocactus braunii is a species of Melocactus found in Brazil. Braun, P.; Machado, M.; Taylor, N.P. (2013). "Melocactus braunii". IUCN Red List of Threatened
Melocactus_braunii
Species of cactus
Melocactus bahiensis is a species of Melocactus found in Bahia, Brazil. Melocactus bahiensis grows with light to dark green, spherical, depressed spherical
Melocactus_bahiensis
Cactus structure
first used by William Jackson Hooker without any elaboration to describe Melocactus intortus. However, he also used the word to describe the hair flower buds
Cephalium
Species of flowering plant
Melocactus neryi is a species of flowering plant from the genus Melocactus. Melocactus neryi grows with dark blue-green to yellowish green, depressed spherical
Melocactus_neryi
Family of mostly succulent plants, adapted to dry environments
the most common is the genus Melocactus. Thus, melocacti were possibly among the first cacti seen by Europeans. Melocactus species were present in English
Cactus
Species of plant
(Haw.) Lem. Cereus bradypus (Lehm.) Steud. Euporteria senilis (Haw.) Kreuz. & Buining Melocactus bradypus Lehm. ex Steud. Pilocereus senilis (Haw.) Lem.
Cephalocereus_senilis
Species of cactus
Melocactus conoideus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is a succulent cactus subshrub endemic to northeastern Brazil. It is native to the
Melocactus_conoideus
Species of cactus
Melocactus oreas is a species of Melocactus found in Brazil. Machado, M.; Taylor, N.P.; Braun, P. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Melocactus
Melocactus_oreas
Species of cactus
the endangered Melocactus glaucescens (Cactaceae), and investigation of the putative hybrid origin of Melocactus x albicephalus (Melocactus ernestii x M
Melocactus_glaucescens
Species of cactus
Melocactus ernesti is one of the Turk's cap cacti, and is native to Bahia and Minas Gerais States, Brazil. Melocactus ernestii grows with light yellowish
Melocactus_ernestii
Species of cactus
Melocactus paucispinus is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is known only from Bahia. Its populations are scattered in sand and gravel
Melocactus_paucispinus
British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean
of islands'. The Turks Islands are named after the Turk's cap cactus, Melocactus intortus, whose red cephalium resembles the fez hat worn by Turks in the
Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
Species of cactus
Melocactus estevesii is a species of Melocactus found in Brazil. Braun, P.; Taylor, N.P. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Melocactus estevesii"
Melocactus_estevesii
Species of cactus
Melocactus pachyacanthus is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is known only from two locations in Bahia. Its populations are fragmented
Melocactus_pachyacanthus
Species of cactus
Ferocactus viridescens subsp. orcuttii (Engelm. ex Orcutt) F.Wolf & R.Wolf Melocactus viridescens Nutt. ex Teschem. Ferocactus viridescens var. littoralis G
Ferocactus_viridescens
Species of cactus
Melocactus deinacanthus, also known as the Wonderfully Bristled Turk's-Cap Cactus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil
Melocactus_deinacanthus
Subtribe of cacti
Brederoo Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. Melocactus deinacanthus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus ernestii Vaupel Melocactus estevesii P.J.Braun Melocactus evae
Cereinae
yellow shield which contains a queen conch shell, lobster, and a Melocactus. The Melocactus, which is visually similar to the traditional Turkish fez, give
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
1991 Soviet television hoax
Kuryokhin proposed that the round item seen here was a melocactus and evidence of a mushroom habit.
Lenin_was_a_mushroom
Brassavola, one of the few orchids present in the ABC islands. Cacti include Melocactus and Opuntia species such as Opuntia stricta.[citation needed] Curaçao
Geography_of_Curaçao
Left: Zanglais, Haiti; right: Melocactus lemairei
Wildlife_of_Haiti
Plants adapted to arid conditions
Leptocereus, Leuchtenbergia, Lophophora, Maihuenia, Mammillaria, Matucana, Melocactus, Micranthocereus, Mila, Monvillea, Myrtillocactus, Neobuxbaumia, Neoraimondia
Succulent_plant
Subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae
Cipocereus – Coleocephalocereus – Discocactus – Espostoopsis – Facheiroa – Melocactus – Micranthocereus – Pilosocereus – Praecereus – Stetsonia – Xiquexique
Cactoideae
Dutch Caribbean island country
Melocactus macracanthos in Curaçao
Curaçao
Caribbean island country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
has led to its inclusion on the coat of arms of Aruba. Cacti include Melocactus and Opuntia, with Opuntia stricta being prominent. Drought-tolerant trees
Aruba
Photosynthetic part of a vascular plant
of leaves, including Bismarckia, Araucaria, Euphorbia, Nymphaea, Colocasia, Hildegardia, Picea, Melocactus, Cycas, Acer, Yucca, Ferocactus, and Ocimum.
Leaf
Matucana madisoniorum Matucana ritteri Melocactus braunii Melocactus brederooianus Melocactus conoideus Melocactus ferreophilus Micranthocereus streckeri
List of critically endangered plants
List_of_critically_endangered_plants
Matucana weberbaueri Melocactus andinus Melocactus azureus Melocactus deinacanthus Melocactus glaucescens Melocactus lanssensianus Melocactus matanzanus, dwarf
List_of_endangered_plants
Species of cactus
of up to 5 centimeters. Melocactus caroli-linnaei is widespread in Jamaica. The species was originally named Cactus melocactus by Carl Linnaeus in 1753
Melocactus_caroli-linnaei
IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group) Melocactus conoideus Melocactus deinacanthus Melocactus glaucescens Melocactus paucispinus Melursus ursinus Microcycas
List of species protected by CITES Appendix I
List_of_species_protected_by_CITES_Appendix_I
Mexican species of cactus
(1960) Haseltonia hoppenstedtii (J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt) Backeb. (1951) Melocactus columna-trajani Pfeiff. (1837) Mitrocereus columna-trajani (Karw. ex Pfeiff
Cephalocereus_columna-trajani
Saline lake in Hoya de Enriquillo
Plants that thrive in arid places, such as cacti (especially the endemic Melocactus lemairei), can be found here. A national park was established in 1974
Lake_Enriquillo
Index of plants with the same common name
Coryphantha Echinocactus Echinomastus Escobaria Gymnocalycium Mammillaria Melocactus Pediocactus Turbinicarpus And more specifically to: Escobaria missouriensis
Ball_cactus
Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands
comes from a species of cactus on the island, the Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus intortus), which has a distinctive cap, reminiscent of an Ottoman fez
Grand_Turk_Island
described by Jan Valckenier Suringar, were named after him: Melocactus koolwijkianus and Melocactus curvispinus subsp. koolwijkianus. Van Koolwijk actively
A._J._van_Koolwijk
Classification of cacti
Floribunda F.Ritter Coleocephalocereus Backeb. synonyms: Buiningia Buxb. Melocactus Link & Otto synonyms: Cactus Britton & Rose Micranthocereus Backeb. synonyms:
Taxonomy_of_the_Cactaceae
National Park in Aruba
Bushi (Melocactus macracanthos)
Arikok_National_Park
Index of plants with the same common name
a lily species native to eastern and central regions of North America Melocactus, a genus of cactus native to North and South America, many species of
Turk's_cap
Topics referred to by the same term
coast of New South Wales, Australia Melocactus communis, the Turk's cap cactus, a plant species in the genus Melocactus Myrtus communis, the common myrtle
M._communis
Botanical garden in Chonburi Province, Thailand
Echinocactus grusonii (Mexican golden barrel cactus) Pachycereus pringlei Melocactus sergipensis Echinopsis Lobivia Designed by Kampon Tansacha, the Garden
Nong_Nooch_Tropical_Garden
Pilosocereus lanuginosus (which is endemic to this ecoregion), melon cactus (Melocactus), and prickly pear (Opuntia). The columnar cactus can reach heights of
Aruba–Curaçao–Bonaire cactus scrub
Aruba–Curaçao–Bonaire_cactus_scrub
Species of cactus
Echinocactus lehmannii Ser. Echinocactus placentiformis (Lehm.) K.Schum. Melocactus placentiformis (Lehm.) DC. Cactus alteolens (Lem.) Kuntze Discocactus
Discocactus_placentiformis
Tribe of cacti
Britton & Rose Cereinae Leocereus Britton & Rose (synonym of Facheiroa) Melocactus Link & Otto Micranthocereus Backeb. Pilosocereus Byles & G.Rowley Praecereus
Cereeae
Promontory in Bandabou, Curaçao
native reef communities and corals. Cliff Villa Peninsula is a refuge for Melocactus also called Milon di Seru (Dutch) or Bushi (Papiamentu) which grows in
Cliff_Villa_Peninsula
Island of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
Dato (Ritterocereus griseus), Buche, Melón de Cerro, Sabana o Monte (Melocactus caesius), Guamacho (Pereskia guamacho), and Opuntia tuna as well as a
Cubagua_Island
Xeric shrubland ecoregion
aguacate cimarrón (Dendrocereus nudiflorus), maguey (Agave spp.), erizo (Melocactus spp.) and Leptocereus spp. are typical succulents. Coastal thorny semidesert
Cuban_cactus_scrub
haynei Melocactus bahiensis Melocactus concinnus Melocactus curvispinus Melocactus ernestii Melocactus harlowii Melocactus inconcinnus Melocactus intortus
List_of_least_concern_plants
Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands
importantly, the island is a significant habitat for Turk's Head Cacti (Melocactus), the cactus species from which the name of Turks and Caicos Islands derives
Ambergris_Cay
Species of cactus
) Mittl. 1841 Ferocactus recurvus var. latispinus (Haw.) G.Unger 1992 Mammillaria latispina (Haw.) Tate 1840 Melocactus latispinus (Haw.) Pfeiff. 1837
Ferocactus_latispinus
Ecoregion on Hispaniola
Pilosocereus, Hippomane, Cylindropuntia, Agave, and Bursera, as well as Melocactus lemairei. Given the climate, reptiles are numerous in this region. Species
Hispaniolan_dry_forests
Ecoregion in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands
cacti such as erect prickly pear (Opuntia stricta), Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus intortus), queen of the night (Selenicereus grandiflorus), and robin tree
Bahamian_dry_forests
Federal dependency of Venezuela
pear cactus or guasábara (Opuntia caribea) and a crop or melon cactus (Melocactus caesius). Due to extreme environmental conditions and a lack of fresh
Los_Roques_Archipelago
Beach on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
(Pilosocereus armatus, syn. P. royenii var. amatus), and Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus intortus) are prominent in the area. These cacti grow alongside shrubs
Gibney_Beach
Small island in the French Caribbean
Plumeria alba, Jacquinia armillaris, and Cordia dentata and the cacti Melocactus intortus and Pilosocereus royenii are also present. The island has been
La_Tortue,_Saint_Barthélemy
State forest in Puerto Rico
of the forest from Carenero, Guánica. State forest sign by the DRNA. Melocactus intortus Puerto Rican tody Plumeria alba Comocladia dodonaea Eugenia foetida
Guánica_State_Forest
(melic) Melicytus Melinis Meliosma Melissa (balm) Melittis (bastard balm) Melocactus Menispermum (moonseed) Mentha (mint) Mentzelia (starflower) Menyanthes
List of garden plants in North America
List_of_garden_plants_in_North_America
Salt lake in Plaine du Cul-de-Sac
shrubs and cacti: caguey (Leptocereus paniculatus), melon espinoso (Melocactus lemairei), palo blanco (Croton poitaei), pitahaya (Harrisia nashii) and
Étang_Saumâtre
Group of islands in Guadeloupe, overseas France
most remarkable are: Ceroid cacti prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Melocactus – which are on the logo of the Tourist information office of the archipelago
Îles_des_Saintes
Species of cactus
tenuispinus var. minor Link & Otto Echinocactus tortuosus Link & Otto Melocactus tenuispinus Link & Otto Notocactus araneolarius (Rchb.) Herter Notocactus
Parodia_ottonis
Place in Independencia, Dominican Republic
province. Duvergé is located in an arid area, with abundant cacti, like Melocactus lemairei. Nevertheless, it depends on currents of groundwater and superficial
Duvergé
Puerto Rico applecactus Leptocereus grantianus Britton (Culebra Islands) Melocactus praerupticola subsp. pygmaeus (Hoxey, Gdaniec & Ackerman) Areces Lobelia
List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico
List_of_endemic_flora_of_Puerto_Rico
Species of cactus
monstruosus Pfeiff. 1837 Echinocactus robustus var. prolifer Pfeiff. 1837 Echinocactus subulifer Link & Otto 1827 Melocactus prolifer Otto & A.Dietr. 1833
Ferocactus_robustus
Island in the British Virgin Islands
the island was classified as forest or pasture. Pilosocereus royenii, melocactus intortus, and manchineel are present on the island. John Coakley Lettsom
Little_Jost_Van_Dyke
napina Mammillaria plumosa Matucana pujupatii Melocactus broadwayi Melocactus caroli-linnaei Melocactus lemairei Micranthocereus flaviflorus Opuntia curassavica
List of near threatened plants
List_of_near_threatened_plants
Protected area in Puerto Rico
(Pilosocereus armatus, syn. P. royenii var. amatus), Turk's cap cacti (Melocactus intortus), and the endangered species guaiacwood (Guaiacum officinale)
La_Parguera_Nature_Reserve
Matucana oreodoxa Matucana paucicostata Melocactus pachyacanthus Melocactus salvadorensis Melocactus schatzlii Melocactus violaceus Micranthocereus albicephalus
List of IUCN Red List vulnerable plants
List_of_IUCN_Red_List_vulnerable_plants
Caicos Islands (TCI): Turks Islands: for the indigenous Turk's-cap cacti (Melocactus communis) Caicos Islands: from the indigenous Lucayan caya hico, meaning
List of etymologies of administrative divisions
List_of_etymologies_of_administrative_divisions
Species of iguana endemic to Hispaniola
on local availability, including Consolea, Cordia, Croton, Guaiacum, Melocactus lemairei, Opuntia and Prosopis. Insects and crustaceans are also sometimes
Cyclura_ricordii
americana Manilkara bidentata Manilkara jaimiqui Manilkara valenzuelana Melocactus lemairei Mesosphaerum suaveolens Mora abbottii Morisonia cynophallophora
Flora of the Dominican Republic
Flora_of_the_Dominican_Republic
German naturalist and botanist (1767–1851)
garden. In 1827, he named with him the cacti genera Echinocactus and Melocactus. Most of the fungi that he named, are still recognised under the original
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link
Johann_Heinrich_Friedrich_Link
Topics referred to by the same term
charge West Chester, Pennsylvania, which was formerly known as Turk's Head Melocactus, or Turk's cap cactus Echinocactus horizonthalonius, or Turk's head cactus
Turk's_Head_(disambiguation)
Mammillaria xaltianguensis Matucana intertexta Melocactus bellavistensis Melocactus estevesii Melocactus praerupticola Neobuxbaumia sanchezmejoradae Neolloydia
List_of_data_deficient_plants
Species of bird
hummingbird also plays an important role in the pollination of flowers of Melocactus, carrying the pollen on its plumage as it moves from flower to flower
Buffy_hummingbird
American cactus expert (born 1947)
on Ariocarpus, Astrophytum, Mammillaria, Gymnocalycium, Turbinicarpus, Melocactus, Copiapoa, Fouquieria, Pachypodium, Euphorbia, Cyphostemma, Adenium, and
Woody_Minnich
Spondias tuberosa, Pilosocereus gounellei, Aspidosperma pyrifolium, Melocactus bahiensis, Schinopsis brasiliensis, Spondias tuberosa, Croton sincorensis
Pedra_da_Boca_State_Park
Dutch botanist
Antilles. As a taxonomist he circumscribed numerous species within the genus Melocactus. In 1886 Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre named the genus Suringaria (family
Willem Frederik Reinier Suringar
Willem_Frederik_Reinier_Suringar
Archipelago in the Southern Grenadines of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(although listed as least concern under the IUCN Red List). There are some Melocactus broadwayi on the cays, which are listed as near threatened under the IUCN
Tobago_Cays
Melocactus←
List of plant genus names with etymologies (L–P)
List_of_plant_genus_names_with_etymologies_(L–P)
Plants native to Cuba
) Haw. Melocactus acunae* León – eastern Cuba Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. Melocactus curvispinus subsp. guitartii* (León) Lodé Melocactus evae* Z
Flora_of_Cuba
Ecoregion in Colombia
Tatacoa Desert is thorny, and includes cactus species such as Opuntia and Melocactus species, Armatocereus humilis, Stenocereus griseus, Acanthocereus tetragonus
Magdalena_Valley_dry_forests
Dutch botanist
espèces du genre Melocactus des Indes néerlandaises occidentales, 1901 – Contributions to the study of species within the genus Melocactus from the Dutch
Jan_Valckenier_Suringar
Species of cactus
where these plants are found. Facheiroa squamosa grows together with Melocactus, Pilosocereus, Tacinga, and Quiabentia. Facheiroa squamosa has two subspecies:
Facheiroa_squamosa
of islands'. The Turks Islands were named after the Turk's cap cactus, Melocactus intortus, whose red cephalium resembles the fez hat worn by Turkish men
History of the Turks and Caicos Islands
History_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
Mexican candy made from the endangered biznaga cactus
cacti in various genera of the family Cactaceae (specifically Ferocactus, Melocactus, and Echinocactus) found in the Americas, in a range stretching from Canada
Acitrón
Botanical garden in Guadeloupe
collections of rare and endangered Cactaceae, including Mammillaria nivosa, Melocactus intortus, Opuntia dillenii, Opuntia rubescens, Opuntia triacantha, Opuntia
Jardin exotique du Fort Napoléon
Jardin_exotique_du_Fort_Napoléon
Matucana madisoniorum Matucana weberbaueri Melocactus bahaensis Melocactus caesius Melocactus conoideus Melocactus matanzanus Monvillea spegazzini Morawetzia
List of plants in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens
List_of_plants_in_the_Gibraltar_Botanic_Gardens
MELOCACTUS
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Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Roman Latin Aurelianus, AURELIANO means "golden."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Light Maker
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Irish, Latin, Swedish
Female Version of Julius; Youthful; Soft Haired; Jove's Child
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African, Arabic, Australian, German, Muslim
Original; Pure; Genuine; Real
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English
A phonetic form of the initials K. C. Also a alert; vigorous.
Boy/Male
Tamil
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One of the kauravas
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Same; Equal
Girl/Female
Muslim
Glory of the women
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Greek
A Place in Cornwall; British Town
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse SigrÃðr, SIGRID means "beautiful victory."
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