Melocactus pygmaeus Hoxey et al.
date: label: Collection Date
content: 22 Apr 2022
name: label: Biogeographical Region
content: 81 - Caribbean
label: Collector
content: P. Hoxey
label: Collector
content: A. Gdaniec
label: Microhabitat Description
content: Outcrops of black volcanic rocks with lichens.
label: Min. Elevation
content: 590
notes: label: Record Last Modified
content: 4 Aug 2025
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Salinas, Puerto Rico, West Indies - Neotropics
setName: label: See more items in
content: Botany
label: See more items in
content: Flowering plants and ferns
label: See more items in
content: Type Register
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Melocactus pygmaeus Hoxey et al.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Botany Dept.
identifier: label: Barcode
content: 03462809
label: USNM Number
content: 3755901
objectType: label: Type Citation
content: Gdaniec, A., Hoxey, P., et al. 2022. Caribb. J. Sci. 52 (2): 210.
label: Type Status
content: Holotype
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Plantae Dicotyledonae Caryophyllales Cactaceae Cactoideae