⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5101633, and has not been changed.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus peruvianus .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5101633
) with original publication details: Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 531 531 1958.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156880-2
.