⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107924, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus zehntneri .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107924
) with original publication details: Succulenta (Netherlands) 55: 261 261 1976.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:135485-1
.