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Melocactus conoideus

Melocactus conoideus

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Source-backed classification draft for Melocactus conoideus.

Scientific taxonomy article

Melocactus conoideus

Melocactus conoideus Buining & Brederoo 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 BZE, BZERN, BZLES, BZEMA, BZEFN, BZEAL, BRAZIL, BZEPE, BZLMG, BZLTR, BZLSP, BZECE; Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais).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 conoideus Buining & Brederoo". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:135420-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus conoideus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7280974 ↩

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Melocactus conoideus

Melocactus conoideus

Melocactus conoideus

Melocactus conoideus is an exceptionally rare, globose to conical cactus species belonging to the family Cactaceae . Characterized by its distinctive woolly and bristly terminal structure known as a "cephalium", this species represents one of the most evolutionarily specialized groups in the family. It is currently assessed as Critically Endangered (CR) due to severe habitat loss .