Melocactus communis Here As Cactus melocactus from History of Succulent Plants [Plantarum historia succulentarum / Histoire des plantes grasses] painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté and described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle 1799 Melocactus, also known as the Turk's cap cactus, or Pope's head 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,

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