en Melocactus pachyacanthus

Melocactus pachyacanthus
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Melocactus
Species:	M. pachyacanthus
Binomial name
	Melocactus pachyacanthus; Buining & Brederoo

Melocactus pachyacanthus is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is known only from two locations in Bahia. Its populations are fragmented and it is vulnerable to habitat degradation.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Braun, P.; Machado, M.; Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D. (2017). "Melocactus pachyacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T40919A121500944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40919A121500944.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] Braun, P.; Machado, M.; Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D. (2017). "Melocactus pachyacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T40919A121500944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40919A121500944.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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