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Melocactus intortus, also known as the Turk's cap cactus, is a species of cactus endemic to the Caribbean.

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Melocactus intortus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Melocactus
Species:	M. intortus
Binomial name
Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.

Etymology

The Turks Islands in the Turks and Caicos are named after this cactus, whose red cephalium resembles the fez worn by Turkish men in the late Ottoman Empire.[2][3] A stylised version of the cactus appears prominently on the coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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На других языках

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- [en] Melocactus intortus

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[es] Melocactus intortus

El melón de costa (Melocactus intortus) es una especie de plantas de la familia Cactaceae. Es especie nativa de La Española en Haití y República Dominicana y Puerto Rico. Es una especie rara en la vida silvestre.

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