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Melocactus paucispinus

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Melocactus paucispinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Genus:
Melocactus
Species:
M. paucispinus
Binomial name
Melocactus paucispinus
Heimen & R.J.Paul

Melocactus paucispinus is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is known only from Bahia. Its populations are scattered in sand and gravel substrates.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Braun, P., Machado, M., Taylor, N.P. & Zappi, D. 2013. Melocactus paucispinus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. Downloaded on 18 September 2015.


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