As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
latest classification for this taxon
species
Melocactus lemairei
This species name was first published in Hort. Universel 1: 286–289, t. 35. 1840.
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-0001289753.
Synonyms of Melocactus lemairei
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melocactus crassispinus | in Allg. Gartenzeitung 8: 10. 1840. | — | wfo-0000369379 | |
| Melocactus conicus | in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 319. 1841. | — | wfo-0000369393 | |
| Melocactus hispaniolicus | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 29: 121. 1919. | — | wfo-0000375356 | |
| Melocactus pycnacanthus | in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18 (Suppl. 1): 200 b. 1841. | — | wfo-0000375435 | |
| Melocactus macrocephalus | in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 319. 1841. | — | wfo-0000375492 | |
| Cactus lemairei | Cactaceae 3: 226. 1922. | — | wfo-0000577952 | |
| Echinocactus lemairei | Cact. Aliq. Nov.: 17. 1838. | — | wfo-0000660608 | |
| Melocactus communis var. conicus | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 43. 1837. | — | wfo-0001432450 | |
| Melocactus communis var. macrocephalus | in Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 418. 1827. | — | wfo-0001432453 |