Cactaceae
M. zehntneri
Melocactus zehntneri
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Melocactus
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 恒星云
- English
- M. zehntneri
- German
- Cabeça-de-frade, Mönchskopf
- mul
- M. zehntneri
- Portuguese
- Cabeça-de-frade, M. zehntneri, Pithecoseris pacourinoides
- Spanish
- M. zehntneri
Synonyms
- Cactus zehntneri Britton & Rose
- Melocactus arcuatispinus Brederoo & Eerkens
- Melocactus canescens F.Ritter
- Melocactus canescens var. montealtoi F.Ritter
- Melocactus curvicornis Buining & Brederoo
- Melocactus douradaensis Hovens & W.Strecker
- Melocactus giganteus Buining & Brederoo
- Melocactus helvolilanatus Buining & Brederoo
- Melocactus helvolilanthus Buining & Brederoo
- Melocactus macrodiscus Werderm.
- Melocactus saxicola Diers & Esteves
- Melocactus saxicola L.Diers & E.Esteves Pereira
- Melocactus zehntneri f. douradaensis (Hovens & Strecker) Delanoy
- Melocactus zehntneri f. douradaensis (Hovens & Strecker) Guiggi
- Melocactus zehntneri subsp. arcuatispinus (Brederoo & Eerkens) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Melocactus zehntneri subsp. canescens (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun
- Melocactus zehntneri subsp. douradaensis (Hovens & Strecker) P.J.Braun & Heimen
- Melocactus zehntneri var. ananas Rizzini
- Melocactus zehntneri var. curvicornis (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun
- Melocactus zehntneri var. viridis F.Ritter
Photos
Photo: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PierreBraun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: PierreBraun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Márcio Grez Tenório da Silva Júnior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PierreBraun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tiago Lubiana, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 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.