Melocactus lemarii

Melocactus lemarii (Monv. ex Lem.) Miq. ex Lem. 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 CARIBBEAN, HAI, DOM, HAIHA, HAINI, DOMOO, SOUTHERNAMERICA; NW. Haiti, W. & S. Dominican Rep..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 lemarii (Monv. ex Lem.) Miq. ex Lem.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1185318-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus lemarii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7280615 ↩