Turk's Cap Cactus
Melocactus azureus
Melocactus azureus Buining & Brederoo is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Melocactus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is BZE, BZERN, BZEMA, BZEPB, BZEFN, BZEPE, BZECE, BZEPI, SOUTHERNAMERICA, BZEBA, BRAZIL, BZEAL; Brazil (Bahia).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, seasonally dry tropical.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Melocactus azureus Buining & Brederoo". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156751-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus azureus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7281097 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Brazil (Bahia)
Automatically collected source range/note: BZE, BZE_RN, BZE_MA, BZE_PB, BZE_FN, BZE_PE, BZE_CE, BZE_PI, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, BZE_BA, BRAZIL, BZE_AL; Brazil (Bahia).