Melocactus mazelianus
Melocactus mazelianus
Melocactus mazelianus Říha 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 WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLM, NORTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, VENOO, CLMOO, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, VEN; E. Colombia to Venezuela.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, wet 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 mazelianus Říha". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156853-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus mazelianus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620791 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
E. Colombia to Venezuela
Automatically collected source range/note: WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, CLM, NORTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, VEN_OO, CLM_OO, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, VEN; E. Colombia to Venezuela.