Taxon Details: Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
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Family:

Cactaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Synonyms:

Cactus intortus Mill.
Common Names:

erizo, melón de costa, Turk's cap, Turk's head
Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):

Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.: [Article] Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.
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• D. E. Atha 1994, Puerto Rico
• J. A. Shafer 2833, Puerto Rico
• N. L. Britton 9462, Puerto Rico
• N. L. Britton 1923, Puerto Rico
• N. L. Britton 4647, Puerto Rico
• N. L. Britton 59, Puerto Rico
• J. F. Cowell 244, Puerto Rico
• N. L. Britton 1848, Puerto Rico
• A. E. Areces-Mallea 6352, Puerto Rico
• A. E. Areces-Mallea 6412, Puerto Rico
• A. E. Areces-Mallea 6351, Puerto Rico
• J. F. Cowell 1915, Puerto Rico
• Collector unknown s.n., Puerto Rico
• A. E. Areces-Mallea s.n., Puerto Rico
• A. E. Areces-Mallea s.n., Puerto Rico
• A. E. Areces-Mallea s.n., Puerto Rico
• D. E. Atha 1994, Puerto Rico
• A. E. Areces-Mallea s.n., Puerto Rico
• A. E. Areces-Mallea 6412a+b, Puerto Rico
• N. L. Britton 37226, Virgin Islands (U.K.)
• E. L. Little Jr. 23731, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• N. L. Britton 1051, Virgin Islands (U.K.)
• J. N. Rose 3233, Saint Kitts and Nevis
• J. N. Rose 3583, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• Britton 12451
• D. S. Correll 47244, Bahamas
• N. L. Britton 628, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• H. Stehlé 40, Guadeloupe
• A. E. Areces-Mallea 6412a+b, Puerto Rico
• R. A. Howard 18652
• R. A. Howard 19157, Montserrat
• R. Howard 18565, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• R. Howard 18472, Saint Kitts and Nevis
• R. A. Howard 18554, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• D. S. Correll 46006, Bahamas
• R. A. Howard 18603
• R. Howard 18492, Antigua and Barbuda
• R. A. Howard 18580, Puerto Rico
• D. S. Correll 46603, Turks and Caicos Islands
• Collector unspecified, United States of America
• J. A. Shafer 26076, United States of America
• J. A. Shafer 26076, United States of America
• Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
• J. N. Rose 3308, Antigua and Barbuda
• N. L. Britton 144, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• S. A. Mori 26100, Bonaire
• B. M. Boom 11217, Bonaire
• R. Howard 18438, Bonaire
• R. A. Howard 18398, Bonaire
• D. S. Correll 48880, Bahamas
• R. Howard 18605, Guadeloupe
• R. Howard 18351A, Sint Maarten
• J. A. Shafer 1198, Virgin Islands (U.K.)
• Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
• H. Stehlé 1728, Guadeloupe
• P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 4679, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• D. W. Marble 1483, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• L. J. K. Brace 4311, Bahamas
• N. L. Britton 1418, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• P. Wilson 7557, Bahamas
• G. Anton s.n., Puerto Rico
• G. Anton s.n., Puerto Rico
• P. Wilson 7677, Turks and Caicos Islands
• P. Wilson 7775, Bahamas