⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2370602, and has not been changed.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus neryi .
The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as a synonym with original publication details: Noved. Ci., Ser. Bot. 1: 1 1950.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156808-2
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