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Melocactus (melocactus)

Wikipedia Abstract

Melocactus (melon cactus) is a genus of cactus with about 30-40 species. They are native to the Caribbean, western Mexico through Central America to northern South America, with some species along the Andes down to southern Peru, and a concentration of species in northeastern Brazil. The first species was named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, as Cactus melocactus. When the genus was separated from Cactus, the pre-Linnaean name Melocactus was used.
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Species

Melocactus azureus (Endangered)
Melocactus broadwayi (turk's cap)
Melocactus caesius
Melocactus conoideus (Critically Endangered)
Melocactus deinacanthus (Critically Endangered)
Melocactus ferreophilus (Endangered)
Melocactus glaucescens (Critically Endangered)
Melocactus intortus (Turk's cap) (Attributes)
Melocactus pachyacanthus (Endangered)
Melocactus paucispinus (Endangered)
Melocactus zehntneri

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