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Melocactus cremnophilus Buining & Bredero
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44: 3, figs. 1-4. 1972
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Melocactus oreas subs. cremnophilus (Buining & Bredero) P.J.Braun
Bradleya 6: 95. 1988

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus oreas Miq.
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18(Suppl. 1): 192. 1841
Synonymy: 7 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Melocactus oreas subs. cremnophilus (Buining & Bredero) P.J.Braun
Bradleya 6: 95. 1988
Synonymy: 2
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Melocactus oreas group

  • Melocactus oreas Miq.: has stems that are globose to elongate and 10-35 cm tall. Distribution: below 500 m asl in eastern Bahia.
  • Melocactus oreas subs. cremnophilus (Buining & Bredero) P.J.Braun: has smaller depressed globose stems, mostly less than 12 cm tall. Distribution: above 700 m asl in the more northern part of Bahia.
  • Melocactus sp. nova aff. oreas: relatively stout dull-pink or brownish spines. It is thought to be a strong spined form of Melocactus oreas.


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