⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107948, with some changes.

Melocactus melocactoides f. civitatis Rizzini is a synonym of Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff.

This name is a synonym of Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff..

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107948) with original publication details: Melocactus Bras. 81-83 81 1982.