Melocactus intortus

Summary

Melocactus intortus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month, #1,556 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melocactus intortus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Melocactus intortus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Melocactus intortus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Melocactus intortus belongs to the parent taxon Melocactus^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Melocactus intortus is Melocactus intortus^[7].
• Melocactus intortus's Commons category is recorded as Melocactus intortus^[8].
• Melocactus intortus's has basionym is recorded as Cactus intortus^[9].
• Melocactus intortus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melocactus intortus^[10].
• Melocactus intortus's Commons gallery is recorded as Melocactus intortus^[11].
• Melocactus intortus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=310436^[12].
• Melocactus intortus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. intortus'}^[13].
• Melocactus intortus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Turk's cap"}^[14].
• Melocactus intortus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barrel Cactus'}^[15].
• Melocactus intortus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Mother-in-law's Pincushion"}^[16].
• Melocactus intortus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Turk's Cap"}^[17].
• Melocactus intortus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Turk's Head"}^[18].
• Melocactus intortus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '彩云'}^[19].
• Melocactus intortus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kegelmeloencactus'}^[20].
• Melocactus intortus's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[21].

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Classification

Melocactus intortus's scientific name is Melocactus intortus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Melocactus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Turk's cap"}^[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barrel Cactus'}^[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Mother-in-law's Pincushion"}^[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Turk's Head"}^[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '彩云'}^[19], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kegelmeloencactus'}^[20].

Identifiers

Melocactus intortus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 202153^[22]. Melocactus intortus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1001109^[23]. Melocactus intortus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 588950^[24]. Melocactus intortus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5384243^[25]. Melocactus intortus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19868^[26].

Why It Matters

Melocactus intortus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month, #1,556 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]