Melocactus glaucescens

Melocactus glaucescens
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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. glaucescens
Binomial name
Melocactus glaucescens Buining & Brederoo

Melocactus glaucescens is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

Melocactus glaucescens is identified by its glaucous appearance and its often whitish-yellow cephalium. The color of its cephalium varies slightly based on population. ^[3]

References

1. Braun, P.; Machado, M.; Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D. (2013). "Melocactus glaucescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T40923A2944067. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40923A2944067.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
3. Lambert, Sabrina M.; Borba, Eduardo L.; Machado, Marlon C. (26 Jun 2006). "Allozyme diversity and morphometrics of the endangered Melocactus glaucescens (Cactaceae), and investigation of the putative hybrid origin of Melocactus x albicephalus (Melocactus ernestii x M. glaucescens) in north-eastern Brazil" . Plant Species Biology. 21 (2): 93–108. doi:10.1111/j.1442-1984.2006.00155.x. ISSN   0913-557X.