⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107933, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus zehntneri .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107933
) with original publication details: Succulenta (Netherlands) 62: 97 97 1983.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156744-2
.