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Melocactus peruvianus

Melocactus peruvianus

Melocactus peruvianus 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 WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, PEROO, PER, ECU, ECUOO, SOUTHERN_AMERICA; Peru.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.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 peruvianus Vaupel". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156879-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus peruvianus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7280440 ↩
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Peru

Automatically collected source range/note: WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, PER_OO, PER, ECU, ECU_OO, SOUTHERN_AMERICA; Peru.