

Melocactus bahiensis
Melocactus bahiensis
Melocactus bahiensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. 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, BZLES, BZEMA, BZEFN, BZEAL, BRAZIL, BZEPE, BZLMG, BZLTR, BZLSP, BZECE; E. Brazil.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 bahiensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156753-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus bahiensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7281086 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
E. Brazil
Automatically collected source range/note: BZE, BZE_RN, BZL_ES, BZE_MA, BZE_FN, BZE_AL, BRAZIL, BZE_PE, BZL_MG, BZL_TR, BZL_SP, BZE_CE; E. Brazil.