⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5102583, with some changes.

Melocactus oreas Miq. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Melocactus (family Cactaceae).

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as an accepted name (record 5102583) with original publication details: Monogr. Melocacti 113 113 1840.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Melocactus oreas var. rubrisaetosus (Buining, Brederoo & Theunissen) Rizzini	Synonym		TRO
Melocactus oreas subsp. rubrisaetosus (Buining, Brederoo & Theunissen) P.J. Braun	Synonym		TRO
Melocactus oreas var. submunitis Rizzini	Synonym		TRO
Melocactus rubrisaetosus Buining, Brederoo & Theunissen	Synonym		TRO