Cactaceae
Melocactus macracanthos
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Melocactus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 赫云, 郝云
- Dutch
- Forsdoornige meloencactus
- pap
- Kabes di indjan, Bushi, Kabes di seru, Milon di seru
Synonyms
- Cactus macracanthos Salm-Dyck
- Cactus macracanthus Salm-Dyck
- Cactus microcephalus (Miq.) Borg
- Cactus parvispinus Haw.
- Cactus pyramidalis Salm-Dyck
- Cactus zuccarinii (Miq.) Borg
- Echinocactus armatus Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus fischeri Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus parvispinus (Haw.) DC.
- Echinocactus salmianus Link & Otto
- Echinocactus spina-christi Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
- Melocactus aciculosus Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus aciculosus var. adauctus Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus albispinus Suringar
- Melocactus albispinus f. quadrispina Suringar
- Melocactus angusticostatus Suringar
- Melocactus appropinquatus Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus approximatus Suringar
- Melocactus arcuatus Suringar
- Melocactus argenteus Suringar
- Melocactus argenteus var. tenuispina Suringar
- Melocactus armatus Suringar
- Melocactus baarscanus Suringar
- Melocactus baarsianus Suringar
- Melocactus bargei Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus bozsingianus Antesb.
- Melocactus buysianus Suringar
- Melocactus capillaris Suringar
- Melocactus citrispinus Antesb.
- Melocactus compactus Suringar
- Melocactus contortus Suringar
- Melocactus cordatus Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus cornutus Suringar
- Melocactus cylindricus Valck.Sur.
- Melocactus dilatatus Suringar
- Melocactus eburneus Suringar
- Melocactus eburneus f. plurispina Suringar
- Melocactus elongatus Suringar
- Melocactus euryacanthus Suringar
- Melocactus evertszianus Suringar
and 91 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- December (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Pål A. Olsvik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Benjamin Burgunder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Benjamin Burgunder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: bungaosam83_second, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: rainerburkard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: WillemVanA, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: TheMongrelKoi, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: WillemVanA, CC0, 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.