Melocactus curvispinus
Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff.
Melocactus curvispinus is a species in the Cactaceae family, first described in 1837 by Pfeiff. It is native to regions in South and Central America, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, and parts of Mexico and Venezuela.
Description
Melocactus curvispinus is a member of the Cactaceae family and was first documented in 1837 by Pfeiff. Its distribution spans across several regions in South and Central America, including Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, and Valle del Cauca in Colombia, as well as areas in the Caribbean, Mexico, and the Venezuelan Antilles. It is also found in Aruba, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela. This species is cultivated and recorded in the Jardín Botánico de Bogotá and is present in global botanical collections.
Distribution
Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Valle del Cauca · Enclaves secos del Valle del Magdalena y la vertiente occidental de la Cordilleras Oriental y Occidental y en el norte del Caribe · BR · Boyacá, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Huila, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Tolima, Valle · Global · Jardín Botánico de Bogotá · Aruba · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Southeast · Mexico Southwest · Nicaragua · Trinidad-Tobago · Venezuelan Antilles · Venezuela
Synonyms
Melocactus guatemalensisMelocactus brongnartiiMelocactus rustiiMelocactus salvadorCactus obtusipetalusCactus ruestiiCactus salvadorMelocactus ruestiiMelocactus crassicostatusMelocactus obtusipetalus var. crassicostatusMelocactus delessertianusMelocactus guitartiiMelocactus curvispinus subsp. cucutensisMelocactus guitartiMelocactus monvilleanusMelocactus ruestiiMelocactus ruestii subsp. centalapensis
