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Taxon:  Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff.



Summary
Genus:
Melocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cereeae
Nomen number:
409353
Place of publication:
Enum. diagn. Cact. 46. 1837
Verified:
09/02/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. subsp. caesius (H. L. Wendl.) N. P. Taylor (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
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  3. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  5. Taylor, N. P. 1991. The genus Melocactus in Central and South America. Bradleya 9:71.
  6. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
Spanish
viznaga de dulce –
Swedish
mexikansk melonkaktus –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico s.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela n.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico (s.)
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela (n.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409353. Accessed 4 May 2025.