Cactaceae
Melocactus curvispinus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Melocactus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 飞云
- guc
- Paruluwa
- Spanish
- Pitiguei, Pitiguey, Pitigüei, Pitigüey
Synonyms
- Cactus obtusipetalus Britton & Rose
- Cactus ruestii (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
- Cactus salvador (L.Murillo) Britton & Rose
- Melocactus brongnartii Hildm.
- Melocactus crassicostatus Lem.
- Melocactus curvispinus subsp. cucutensis Xhonneux & Fern.Alonso
- Melocactus delessertianus Lem.
- Melocactus guatemalensis Gürke & Eichlam
- Melocactus guitarti León
- Melocactus guitartii León
- Melocactus monvilleanus Miq.
- Melocactus obtusipetalus var. crassicostatus (Lem.) Lem. ex Miq.
- Melocactus ruestii K.Schum.
- Melocactus ruestii K.Schum.
- Melocactus ruestii subsp. centalapensis Elizondo
- Melocactus rustii K.Schum.
- Melocactus salvador L.Murillo
Photos
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Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Connor Connolly-Moyls, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Connor Connolly-Moyls, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JR Ferrer-Paris, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JR Ferrer-Paris, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Elkin Meriño Florez, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.