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Melocactus intortus
Species of cactus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melocactus intortus, also known as the Turk's head cactus, is a species of cactus endemic to the Caribbean.
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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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