Filed As:

Cactaceae
Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.

All Determinations:

Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb. det. 1938 Ecol. Class

Location:

Virgin Islands (U.S.). Saint John. Salt Pond.

Collector(s):

P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 4679 with A. Siaca, 4 January 1992

Other:

Collection Notes: Open, dry area. Ellipsoid plant to 35 cm tall. Spines gray; cephalium 5 cm tall, with reddish spines and white woolly hairs. Flowers pinkish-red.
Specimen Notes: herbarium distribution: MO, NY, US

Identifiers:

GUID: 08ba362a-79ce-46fc-a6fa-60997cd9d834

Distribution:

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