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...

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...

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...

organ pipe cactus (Pilosocereus royenii), and Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus intortus) are prominent in the area. These cacti grow alongside shrubs, such...

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...

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...

such as erect prickly pear (Opuntia stricta), Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus intortus), queen of the night (Selenicereus grandiflorus), and robin tree...

the forest from Carenero, Guánica. State forest sign by the DRNA. Melocactus intortus Puerto Rican tody Plumeria alba Comocladia dodonaea Eugenia foetida...

of rare and endangered Cactaceae, including Mammillaria nivosa, Melocactus intortus, Opuntia dillenii, Opuntia rubescens, Opuntia triacantha, Opuntia...

Melocactus bahiensis Melocactus concinnus Melocactus curvispinus Melocactus ernestii Melocactus harlowii Melocactus inconcinnus Melocactus intortus,...

Melocactus holguinensis Areces Melocactus × horridus Werderm. Melocactus inconcinnus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb. Melocactus lagunaensis...