⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5101639, 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 5101639
) with original publication details: Descr. Cact. Nov. 1956: 36 36 1957.