Cactus melocactus L.
| Author: | L. | |
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| Comments: | Taylor (in Bradleya 9: 78. 1991) designated a neotype but this is contrary to Art. 9.11, as original material is in existence. Mottram (in Taxon 42: 462. 1993) designated a Tournefort plate, not cited by Linnaeus and hence not original material either, as the lectotype, and Heath's therefore appears to be the first acceptable type choice. | |
| Current Family: | Cactaceae | |
| Current Genus: | Melocactus | |
| Current Name: | Melocactus caroli-linnaei N.P.Taylor | |
| Current Species: | caroli-linnaei | |
| Current Species Author: | N.P.Taylor | |
| Genus: | Cactus | |
| Name: | Cactus melocactus L. | |
| Name ID: | 162200 | |
| Protologue: | Species Plantarum 1: 466 (1753) | |
| Protologue Image URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pageimage/358485 | |
| Protologue Page: | 466 | |
| Protologue Page URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358485 | |
| Protologue Title: | Species Plantarum | |
| Protologue Title URL: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.669 | |
| Protologue Volume: | 1 | |
| Protologue Year: | 1753 | |
| Provenance: | "Habitat in Jamaica, America calidiore." | |
| Species: | melocactus | |
| Type: | Lectotype: "Echinomelocactos" in Clusius, Exot. Libri, 92, 92, 1605 | |
| Type Designated By: | Heath in Calyx 4: 90 (1994) | |
| Type Illustration Author: | Clusius | |
| Type Illustration Caption: | Echinomelocactos | |
| Type Illustration Image URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pageimage/8066160 | |
| Type Illustration Page: | 92 | |
| Type Illustration Page URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8066160 | |
| Type Illustration Start Page: | 92 | |
| Type Illustration Title: | Exot. Libri | |
| Type Illustration Title URL: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7108 | |
| Type Illustration Year: | 1605 | |
| Type Status: | Lectotype | |
| Typification Author: | Heath | |
| Typification Page: | 90 | |
| Typification Title: | Calyx | |
| Typification Volume: | 4 | |
| Typification Year: | 1994 |
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| License | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike |
| Dataset | the-linnaean-plant-name-typification-project |
| Dataset ID | e094aa63-5815-4d77-84f5-06a2c3247107 |
| Resource | Linnaean Plant Names |
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