As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
latest classification for this taxon
species
Melocactus zehntneri
This species name was first published in Estud. Bot. Nordéste 3: 111. 1923.
At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000375220.
Synonyms of Melocactus zehntneri
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melocactus helvolilanthus | – | — | wfo-0000378392 | |
| Cactus zehntneri | Cactaceae 3: 236, f. 248. 1922. | — | wfo-0000578338 | |
| Melocactus macrodiscus | in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Sonderbeih. C: t. 47. 1932. | — | wfo-0001289695 | |
| Melocactus curvicornis | in Kakteen And. Sukk. 23: 33. 1972. | — | wfo-0001289696 | |
| Melocactus zehntneri var. curvicornis | in Bradleya 6: 98. 1988. | — | wfo-0001289697 | |
| Melocactus giganteus | in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 45: 227. 1973. | — | wfo-0001289698 | |
| Melocactus helvolilanatus | in Succulenta (Netherlands) 55: 261. 1976. | — | wfo-0001289699 | |
| Melocactus canescens | Kakteen Südamerika 1: 134. 1979. | — | wfo-0001289700 | |
| Melocactus canescens var. montealtoi | Kakteen Südamerika 1: 134. 1979. | — | wfo-0001289701 | |
| Melocactus zehntneri subsp. canescens | in Bradleya 6: 98. 1988. | — | wfo-0001289702 | |
| Melocactus zehntneri var. viridis | Kakteen Südamerika 1: 132. 1979. | — | wfo-0001289703 | |
| Melocactus arcuatispinus | in Succulenta (Netherlands) 62(5): 97. 1983. | — | wfo-0001289704 | |
| Melocactus douradaensis | in Succulenta (Netherlands) 63(1): 3. 1984. | — | wfo-0001289705 | |
| Melocactus saxicola | in Kakteen And. Sukk. 35(9): 200. 1984. | — | wfo-0001289706 | |
| Melocactus saxicola | in Kakteen And. Sukk. 35: 196. 1984. | — | wfo-0001432528 | |
| Melocactus zehntneri f. douradaensis | in Cactus & Co. 8: 262. 2004. | — | wfo-0001432537 | |
| Melocactus zehntneri f. douradaensis | in Cactology 5 (Suppl. 8): 3. 2020. | — | wfo-0001432538 | |
| Melocactus zehntneri subsp. arcuatispinus | in Schumannia 3: 188. 2002. | — | wfo-0001432539 | |
| Melocactus zehntneri subsp. douradaensis | in Kakteen And. Sukk. 71(4): 110. 2020. | — | wfo-0001432540 | |
| Melocactus zehntneri var. ananas | Melocactus Bras.: 64. 1982. | — | wfo-0001432541 |