⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2360007, and has not been changed.

Melocactus azureus subsp. ferreophilus (Buining & Brederoo) N.P.Taylor is a synonym of Melocactus ferreophilus Buining & Brederoo

This name is a synonym of Melocactus ferreophilus Buining & Brederoo.

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as a synonym with original publication details: Bradleya 9: 40 1991.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1127384-2.