Melocactus levitestatus

Melocactus levitestatus

Melocactus levitestatus 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, BZCMT, BZEMA, BZLES, BZEFN, BZEAL, BRAZIL, BZEPE, BZLMG, BZLTR, BZECE; C. & 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

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Melocactus levitestatus Buining & Brederoo". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156838-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus levitestatus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7280606
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C. & E. Brazil

Automatically collected source range/note: BZE, BZE_RN, BZC_MT, BZE_MA, BZL_ES, BZE_FN, BZE_AL, BRAZIL, BZE_PE, BZL_MG, BZL_TR, BZE_CE; C. & E. Brazil.