Melocactus intortus, also known as the Turk's cap cactus, is a species of cactus endemic to the Caribbean. The Turks Islands in the Turks and Caicos are...
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Carl Linnaeus in 1753, as Cactus melocactus. When the genus was separated from Cactus, the pre-Linnaean name Melocactus was used. Acting on the principle...
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comes from a species of cactus on the island, the Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus intortus), which has a distinctive cap, reminiscent of an Ottoman fez. The...
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organ pipe cactus (Pilosocereus royenii), and Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus intortus) are prominent in the area. These cacti grow alongside shrubs, such...
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islands'. The Turks Islands are named after the Turk's cap cactus, Melocactus intortus, whose red cephalium resembles the fez hat worn by Turks in the late...
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islands'. The Turks Islands were named after the Turk's cap cactus, Melocactus intortus, whose red cephalium resembles the fez hat worn by Turkish men in...
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such as erect prickly pear (Opuntia stricta), Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus intortus), queen of the night (Selenicereus grandiflorus), and robin tree...
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the forest from Carenero, Guánica. State forest sign by the DRNA. Melocactus intortus Puerto Rican tody Plumeria alba Comocladia dodonaea Eugenia foetida...
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of rare and endangered Cactaceae, including Mammillaria nivosa, Melocactus intortus, Opuntia dillenii, Opuntia rubescens, Opuntia triacantha, Opuntia...
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Melocactus bahiensis Melocactus concinnus Melocactus curvispinus Melocactus ernestii Melocactus harlowii Melocactus inconcinnus Melocactus intortus,...
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Melocactus holguinensis Areces Melocactus × horridus Werderm. Melocactus inconcinnus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb. Melocactus lagunaensis...
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