⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5101637, and has not been changed.

Melocactus fortalezensis Rauh & Backeb. is a synonym of Melocactus peruvianus Vaupel

This name is a synonym of Melocactus peruvianus Vaupel.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5101637) with original publication details: Descr. Cact. Nov. 1956: 36 36 1957.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156799-2.