As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
latest classification for this taxon
species
Melocactus ernestii
This species name was first published in in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 30: 8. 1920.
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-0000375382.
Synonyms of Melocactus ernestii
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melocactus oreas subsp. ernestii | in Bradleya 6: 95. 1988. | — | wfo-0001289561 | |
| Melocactus erythracanthus | in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 45: 223. 1973. | — | wfo-0001289562 | |
| Melocactus oreas f. erythracanthus | in Bradleya 6: 95. 1988. | — | wfo-0001289563 | |
| Melocactus azulensis | in Kakteen And. Sukk. 28: 154. 1977. | — | wfo-0001289564 | |
| Melocactus oreas f. azulensis | in Bradleya 6: 95. 1988. | — | wfo-0001289565 | |
| Melocactus longispinus | in Succulenta (Netherlands) 56(6): 137. 1977. | — | wfo-0001289566 | |
| Melocactus oreas var. longispinus | in Bradleya 6: 95. 1988. | — | wfo-0001289567 | |
| Melocactus interpositus | Kakteen Südamerika 1: 140. 1979. | — | wfo-0001289568 | |
| Melocactus nitidus | Kakteen Südamerika 1: 139. 1979. | — | wfo-0001289569 | |
| Melocactus ernestii subsp. ernestii | – | – | — | wfo-0001289570 |