About Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
Scientific name: Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb. Melocactus intortus, commonly called the Turk's head cactus, is a cactus species that is endemic to the Caribbean.
Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb. is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
Melocactus intortus, the Turk's head cactus, is a Caribbean-endemic species of cactus.
⚠️ Toxicity Note
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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