

Melocactus ernestii
Melocactus ernestii
Melocactus ernestii Vaupel 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, BZL, BZERN, BZLMG, BZEMA, BZEPB, BZEFN, BZEPE, BZLES, BZLTR, BZECE, BZEPI; 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 ernestii Vaupel". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:280752-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus ernestii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7280846 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
E. Brazil
Automatically collected source range/note: BZE, BZL, BZE_RN, BZL_MG, BZE_MA, BZE_PB, BZE_FN, BZE_PE, BZL_ES, BZL_TR, BZE_CE, BZE_PI; E. Brazil.