| Espostoa melanostele | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Espostoa |
| Species: | E. melanostele
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| Binomial name | |
| Espostoa melanostele (Vaupel) Borg
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Espostoa melanostele is a species of rare,[1] endangered, long-lived, slow-growing plant in the family Cactaceae.