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Melocactus smithii

Melocactus smithii

Melocactus smithii (Alexander) Buining ex G.D.Rowley 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 BZNAP, BZNAM, GUYOO, BZNAC, NORTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHERNAMERICA, BZNRM, BZNRO, BZNTO, GUY, BRAZIL, BZN; 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 smithii (Alexander) Buining ex G.D.Rowley". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:135604-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus smithii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620245 ↩
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Brazil

Automatically collected source range/note: BZN_AP, BZN_AM, GUY_OO, BZN_AC, NORTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, BZN_RM, BZN_RO, BZN_TO, GUY, BRAZIL, BZN; Brazil.