Family Cactaceae Rank Species | Genus Melocactus Higher classification Melocactus | |
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Similar Melocactus, Cactus, Melocactus matanzanus, Melocactus bahiensis, Melocactus ernestii | ||
Melocactus azureus is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is known only from Bahia. It is locally abundant but the populations are fragmented and vulnerable to habitat degradation.
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