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Melocactus × horridus

Melocactus × horridus

Melocactus × horridus

Melocactus × horridus Werderm. 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 (Pernambuco).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 × horridus Werderm.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156817-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus × horridus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5621206 ↩
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Brazil (Pernambuco)

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 (Pernambuco).