Melocactus pedernalensis

Melocactus pedernalensis M.M.Mejía & R.G.García 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, DOMOO, CARIBBEAN, HAINI, HAIHA, DOM, HAI; SE. Haiti to SW. 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 pedernalensis M.M.Mejía & R.G.García". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314890-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus pedernalensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620537 ↩