Cactaceae
Melocactus
Melocactus curvispinus

Melocactus curvispinus subsp. lobelii (Suringar) Fern.Alonso & Xhonneux

First published in Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 26: 356 (2002)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is NE. Colombia to N. Venezuela. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Carbonó-Delahoz, E., Barros-Barraza, A. & Jiménez-Vergara, J. (2013). Cactaceae de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 37: 177-187.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Carbonó-Delahoz, E., Barros-Barraza, A. & Jiménez-Vergara, J. (2013). Cactaceae de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 37: 177-187.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0