Melocactus intortus

Melocactus

M. acipinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Melocactus Link & Otto
Species
Melocactus albicephalus Melocactus andinus Melocactus azureus Melocactus bahiensis Melocactus bellavistensis Melocactus broadwayi Melocactus caroli-linnaei Melocactus concinnus Melocactus conoideus Melocactus curvispinus Melocactus deinacanthus Melocactus ernestii Melocactus estevesii Melocactus glaucescens Melocactus grueberi Melocactus harlowii Melocactus horridus Melocactus intortus Melocactus lanssensianus Melocactus lemairei Melocactus levitestatus Melocactus macracanthus Melocactus matanzanus Melocactus mazelianus Melocactus neryi Melocactus oreas Melocactus pachyacanthus Melocactus paucispinus Melocactus perezassoi Melocactus peruvianus Melocactus praerupticola Melocactus salvadorensis Melocactus schatzlii Melocactus smithii Melocactus violaceus Melocactus zehntneri

Melocactus (melon cactus), also known as the Turk's cap cactus, is a genus of cactus with about 30-40 species. They are native to the Caribbean, western Mexico through Central America to northern South America, with some species along the Andes down to southern Peru, and a concentration of species in northeastern Brazil.