Melocactus estevesii

Melocactus estevesii P.J.Braun 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 BZN, BZNAP, BZNRO, BZNTO, BZNAC, BZNAM, BZNPA, BZNRM, BRAZIL, SOUTHERNAMERICA; Brazil (Roraima).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 estevesii P.J.Braun". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:938363-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus estevesii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5621476 ↩