Ruprecht-Karls-University HeidelbergThe Werner Rauh Heritage Project
Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg (COS Heidelberg)
Dept. Biodiversity and Plant Systematics
Im Neuenheimer Feld 345 • D-69120 Heidelberg • Germany
Rauh K 72 (1956)
Melocactus unguispinus
| alternative gathering number: | K72 |
| Collector(s): | Werner Rauh |
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URCI*: 560032007200 • WRHP-Entry: 479 • Typus! |
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| Taxon (Basionym): |
Melocactus unguispinus Rauh & Backeb.
 (Cactaceae) — WRHP-Taxon 429 |
| Collected as: | «Melocactus [added 1957 or later:] M. unguispinus» |
| Comment (Taxonomy): | In Werner Rauh (1958): Beitrag zur Kenntnis der peruanischen Kakteenvegetation, p. 539 Rauh errouneously cited "K 73 (1956)" as Type-No., on pp. 104 & 108 he correctly cited "K 72 (1956)". [CNS 2011-11-17] |
| Name(s) of accession: |
Melocactus unguispinus  |
| Collected part: | nothing indicated |
| Gathering date: | 1956 |
| Location (Entry): |
Peru (PE), next inhabited place Buenos Aires Estimated precision of locality data: ±5 km |
| Fieldbook page: | HEIDRAUHFDB000D_107 |
| Entry comment: | Accoding to protologue (Backeberg (1957): Descriptiones Cactacearum Novarum 36) type collection has No. "K 72 (1956)" and the locus classicus is cited as "Despoblado prope Morropon". This corresponds to the locality in the fieldbook "Buenos Aires", which is 5 km south of Morropon. In 1958 Rauh cites "zwischen Morropon und Buenos Aires" as locality, but with the No. "K 73 (1956)". Only entry K 72 (1956) has the addition "M. unguispinus", not K 73 (1956). [CNS 2016-04-26] |
| Taxon set by | Christof Nikolaus Schröder (CNS) according to protologue. according to fieldbook. |
 Dataset rudimentary; at least legname, legnumber, legdate, fieldbook page and taxon  succulent plant
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Coordinates rounded to 0.1.
Exact coordinates are available on demand
with proof of scientific interest.
Exact coordinates are available on demand
with proof of scientific interest.
| Author(s): | Marcus A. Koch, Markus Kiefer, Andreas Franzke & Peter Sack |
| Title: | The Werner Rauh Heritage Project: Rauh K 72 (1956) — Melocactus unguispinus Rauh & Backeb. (Cactaceae) |
| URL: | </entry?479> [2024-12-01] |
The project and database design have been announced in the following paper:
| Authors: | Marcus A. Koch, Christof Nikolaus Schröder, Markus Kiefer & Peter Sack (2013) |
| Title: | A treasure trove of plant biodiversity from the 20th century: the Werner Rauh Heritage Project at Heidelberg Botanical Garden and Herbarium. |
| In: | Plant Systematics and Evolution, November 2013, Vol. 299, Issue 9, pp. 17931800. [online] |
The Werner Rauh Heritage Project was funded by:
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