Melocactus violaceus
Melocactus violaceus
Melocactus violaceus
Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff. 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, BZEMA, BZLES, BZEFN, BZEAL, BRAZIL, BZEPE, BZLMG, BZLTR, BZECE, BZLSP; NE. Brazil (to NE. 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
- Plants of the World Online. "Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303762-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Melocactus violaceus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7280199 ↩
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