Taxonomic account

Melocactus lemarii

Melocactus lemarii (Monv. ex Lem.) Miq. ex Lem.

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Melocactus
Ranga: Species
Genus list verification: 11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

Cactus lemarii (Monv. ex Lem.) Britton & Rose
Echinocactus lemarii Monv. ex Lem.
Melocactus communis var. conicus Pfeiff.
Melocactus communis var. macrocephalus Link & Otto
Melocactus conicus (Pfeiff.) Lawr.
Melocactus crassispinus Salm-Dyck
Melocactus hispaniolicus Vaupel
Melocactus macrocephalus (Link & Otto) Lawr.
Melocactus pycnacanthus Cels ex Miq.

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

Other species in the genus Cactus and succulent atlas Submit a description or photographs