Cactaceae
Melocactus violaceus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Melocactus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 裳云
Synonyms
- Cactus depressus (Hook.) Borg
- Cactus melocactoides Hoffmanns.
- Cactus melocactus var. depressus Aiton
- Cactus meonacanthus Lem. ex Steud.
- Cereus meonacanthus Link & Otto ex Steud.
- Echinocactus meonacanthus Link & Otto
- Melocactus depressus Hook.
- Melocactus gardenerianus Booth ex C.F.Först.
- Melocactus goniodacanthus Lem.
- Melocactus melocactoides (Hoffmanns.) DC.
- Melocactus melocactoides f. capensis Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides f. civitatis Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides f. depressus (Hook.) Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides f. exsanguis Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides f. perspinosus Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides f. sanctaritae Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides var. depressus (Hook.) Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides var. itaipuassuensis Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides var. natalensis Rizzini
- Melocactus melocactoides var. violaceus (Pfeiff.) Rizzini
- Melocactus parthonii Miq.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to March (from 100 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: vitordematos12, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Antonio Nonato, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lucas_rafaelle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Antonio Nonato, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pedro Alvaro Neves, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Henrique Nogueira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Instituto Últimos Refúgios, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Henrique Nogueira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Inacio Oliveira, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: vitordematos12, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.