⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107884, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus levitestatus .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107884
) with original publication details: Bradea 2(30): 213 213 1977.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156937-2
.