| Melocactus pachyacanthus | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Melocactus |
| Species: | M. pachyacanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melocactus pachyacanthus Buining & Brederoo |
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Melocactus pachyacanthus is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.