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Melocactus curvispinus

Melocactus curvispinus

Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. 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 CARIBBEAN, MXTTB, GUA, TRTOO, MXTCI, MXSMI, VENOO, CLMOO, MXSJA, MXT, MXSCL, NIC; S. Mexico to Venezuela, Caribbean.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

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305646-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus curvispinus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7280901 ↩
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Native Habitat

S. Mexico to Venezuela, Caribbean

Automatically collected source range/note: CARIBBEAN, MXT_TB, GUA, TRT_OO, MXT_CI, MXS_MI, VEN_OO, CLM_OO, MXS_JA, MXT, MXS_CL, NIC; S. Mexico to Venezuela, Caribbean.