| Melocactus pachyacanthus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
References
- ^ 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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