Melocactus neryi
Melocactus neryi
Melocactus neryi K.Schum. 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 SUROO, BZNRO, BZNTO, BZNAC, VENOO, BZNRM, BRAZIL, VEN, GUYOO, BZN, BZNAP, SUR; Venezuela to N. Brazil.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 neryi K.Schum.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156863-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus neryi". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620688 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Venezuela to N. Brazil
Automatically collected source range/note: SUR_OO, BZN_RO, BZN_TO, BZN_AC, VEN_OO, BZN_RM, BRAZIL, VEN, GUY_OO, BZN, BZN_AP, SUR; Venezuela to N. Brazil.