Melocactus ruestii K. Schum.
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1905
name: label: Biogeographical Region
content: 80 - Central America
label: Collector
content: William R. Maxon
notes: label: Notes
content: Probably a paratype of Cactus maxonii Rose. Apparently described from cultivated plants, a "series of living specimens" collected by Maxon in Guatemala in 1905 and sent to the Smithsonian. The holotype (cited by USNH number, 535059) is probably the only genuine type and other specimens probably represent paratypes.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 4 Aug 2025
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: El Progreso, Guatemala, Central America - Neotropics
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content: Botany
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content: Flowering plants and ferns
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Melocactus ruestii K. Schum.
label: Published Name
content: Melocactus maxonii (Rose) Gürke
label: Published Name
content: Cactus maxonii Rose
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Botany Dept.
identifier: label: Barcode
content: 00176579
label: Other Numbers
content: Greenhouse Accession No. : 05.306
label: Other Numbers
content: Multi-sheeted specimen : Sheet 01 of 03
label: USNM Number
content: 3045761
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Plantae Dicotyledonae Caryophyllales Cactaceae Cactoideae