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]
Melocactus paucispinus | |
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Conservation status | |
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Melocactus |
Species: | M. paucispinus |
Binomial name | |
Melocactus paucispinus Heimen & R.J.Paul | |
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