The Plant List — A working list for all plant species

⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107672, with some changes.

M Melocactus nitidus F. Ritter is a synonym of Melocactus ernestii Vaupel

This name is a synonym of Melocactus ernestii Vaupel.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107672) with original publication details: Kakteen Südamer. 1: 139 139 1979.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156864-2.