⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107998, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus intortus .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107998
) with original publication details: Preiss Verz. ed. 7 Nachtr. 22 .
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:135381-1
.