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Cactus oreas Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 227. 1922 [12 Oct 1922]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Melocactus oreas Miq.
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18(Suppl. 1): 192. 1841

Cactus oreas (Melocactus oreas) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus oreas Miq.
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18(Suppl. 1): 192. 1841
Synonymy: 7 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus oreas subs. cremnophilus (Buining & Bredero) P.J.Braun
Bradleya 6: 95. 1988
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Turk’s Cap, Melon Cactus, Melon
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Ilgašeris vainikūnas

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Melocactus oreas group

  • Melocactus oreas Miq.: has stems that are globose to elongate and 10-35 cm tall. Distribution: below 500 m asl in eastern Bahia.
  • Melocactus oreas subs. cremnophilus (Buining & Bredero) P.J.Braun: has smaller depressed globose stems, mostly less than 12 cm tall. Distribution: above 700 m asl in the more northern part of Bahia.
  • Melocactus sp. nova aff. oreas: relatively stout dull-pink or brownish spines. It is thought to be a strong spined form of Melocactus oreas.

11856 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cactus oreas (Melocactus oreas) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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