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Melocactus acunae

Melocactus acunae

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Source-backed classification draft for Melocactus acunae.

Scientific taxonomy article

Melocactus acunae

Melocactus acunae León 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 SOUTHERNAMERICA, CARIBBEAN, CUB, CUBOO; E. Cuba.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 acunae León". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156733-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus acunae". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7970780 ↩

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Melocactus acunae

Melocactus acunae

Melocactus acunae

Melocactus acunae is a highly specialized and rare cactus species belonging to the Cactaceae family, renowned for the distinctive reddish wooly structure known as a cephalium on its apex. Like other members of its genus, once the cephalium develops, the main green body ceases vegetative growth and diverts all energy into this reproductive structure, which bears flowers and fruits .