Summary description from Wikipedia:

Melocactus intortus in languages:

English

Turk's Cap Cactus

French

Tête à l'Anglais

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Parent Taxon

• Melocactus

Sibling Taxa

• Melocactus andinus
• Melocactus azureus
• Melocactus bahiensis
• Melocactus bellavistensis
• Melocactus braunii
• Melocactus brederooianus
• Melocactus broadwayi
• Melocactus caroli-linnaei
• Melocactus concinnus
• Melocactus conoideus
• Melocactus curvispinus
• Melocactus deinacanthus
• Melocactus ernestii
• Melocactus estevesii
• Melocactus ferreophilus
• Melocactus glaucescens
• Melocactus harlowii
• Melocactus inconcinnus
• Melocactus intortus
• Melocactus lanssensianus
• Melocactus lemairei
• Melocactus levitestatus
• Melocactus macracanthos
• Melocactus matanzanus
• Melocactus mazelianus
• Melocactus neoviridescens
• Melocactus neryi
• Melocactus oreas
• Melocactus pachyacanthus
• Melocactus paucispinus
• Melocactus peruvianus
• Melocactus salvadorensis
• Melocactus schatzlii
• Melocactus sergipensis
• Melocactus smithii
• Melocactus stramineus
• Melocactus violaceus
• Melocactus zehntneri

Child Taxa

• Melocactus intortus domingensis
• Melocactus intortus intortus

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