Details for: PI 97952, Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. subsp. caesius (H. L. Wendl.) N. P. Taylor, 'Turkscap cactus'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. subsp. caesius (H. L. Wendl.) N. P. Taylor
Cultivar:
'Turkscap cactus'
Origin:
Collected – Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
07 Mar 1932
PI Assigned:
1932
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. subsp. caesius (H. L. Wendl.) N. P. Taylor
Cultivar:
'Turkscap cactus'
Origin:
Collected – Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
07 Mar 1932
PI Assigned:
1932
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Turkscap cactus'
Type: Cultivar name

No. 2949
Type: Collector identifier

Melon cactus
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. subspp. caesius (H. L. Wendl.) N. P. Taylor
Genus:
Melocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cereeae
Nomen number:

409350
Place of publication:

Bradleya 9:75. 1991
Verified:
09/02/1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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

Common names
Annotations
  • The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 15 Sep 2008, from Cactus caesius (H. L. Wendl.) Britton & Rose to Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. subsp. caesius (H. L. Wendl.) N. P. Taylor
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