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Turk's Cap Cactuses
Melocactus
Melocactus (melon cactus), also known as the Turk's cap 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.
49 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Turk's Cap Cactus
speciesMelocactus intortus
Melocactus curvispinus
speciesMelocactus curvispinus
ABC Turk's Cap Cactus
speciesMelocactus macracanthos
Melocactus zehntneri
speciesMelocactus zehntneri
Melocactus peruvianus
speciesMelocactus peruvianus
Melocactus violaceus
speciesMelocactus violaceus
Melocactus ernestii
speciesMelocactus ernestii
Melocactus bellavistensis
speciesMelocactus bellavistensis
Melocactus stramineus
speciesMelocactus stramineus
Melocactus bahiensis
speciesMelocactus bahiensis
Lemaire's Turk's Cap Cactus
speciesMelocactus lemairei
Pedernales Turk's Cap Cactus
speciesMelocactus pedernalensis
Melocactus inconcinnus
speciesMelocactus inconcinnus
Melocactus concinnus
speciesMelocactus concinnus
Melocactus schatzlii
speciesMelocactus schatzlii
Melocactus caroli-linnaei
speciesMelocactus caroli-linnaei
Melocactus oreas
speciesMelocactus oreas
Dwarf Turk's Cap Cactus
speciesMelocactus matanzanus
Melocactus harlowii
speciesMelocactus harlowii
Melocactus andinus
speciesMelocactus andinus
Melocactus neryi
speciesMelocactus neryi
Melocactus levitestatus
speciesMelocactus levitestatus
Melocactus glaucescens
speciesMelocactus glaucescens
Melocactus salvadorensis
speciesMelocactus salvadorensis
Turk's Cap Cactus
speciesMelocactus azureus
Melocactus lanssensianus
speciesMelocactus lanssensianus
Melocactus conoideus
speciesMelocactus conoideus
Melocactus paucispinus
speciesMelocactus paucispinus
Melocactus broadwayi
speciesMelocactus broadwayi
Melocactus mazelianus
speciesMelocactus mazelianus
Melocactus smithii
speciesMelocactus smithii
Melocactus pachyacanthus
speciesMelocactus pachyacanthus
Melocactus santiagoensis
speciesMelocactus santiagoensis
Melocactus neoviridescens
speciesMelocactus neoviridescens
Melocactus holguinensis
speciesMelocactus holguinensis
Melocactus praerupticola
speciesMelocactus praerupticola
Melocactus evae
speciesMelocactus evae
Melocactus deinacanthus
speciesMelocactus deinacanthus
Melocactus ferreophilus
speciesMelocactus ferreophilus
Melocactus sergipensis
speciesMelocactus sergipensis
Melocactus acunae
speciesMelocactus acunae
Melocactus nagyi
speciesMelocactus nagyi
Melocactus brederooanus
speciesMelocactus brederooanus
Melocactus × horridus
hybridMelocactus × horridus
Melocactus estevesii
speciesMelocactus estevesii
Melocactus lagunaensis
speciesMelocactus lagunaensis
Melocactus perezassoi
speciesMelocactus perezassoi
Melocactus radoczii
speciesMelocactus radoczii
Melocactus braunii
speciesMelocactus braunii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49197.