Details for: PI 97564, Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb., 'Turkscap cactus'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
Cultivar:
'Turkscap cactus'
Origin:
Collected – Saint Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
23 Feb 1932
PI Assigned:
1932
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
Cultivar:
'Turkscap cactus'
Origin:
Collected – Saint Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
23 Feb 1932
PI Assigned:
1932
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Turkscap cactus'
Type: Cultivar name

No. 2628
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
Genus:
Melocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cereeae
Nomen number:

310436
Place of publication:

Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16:35. 1919
Verified:
09/02/1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cactus intortus Mill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cactus melocactus L. var. communis Aiton
Melocactus communis (Aiton) Link & Otto

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishTurk's-cap cactus  1Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Swedishmelonkaktus  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 08 Sep 2008, from Cactus intortus Mill. to Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
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