⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107999, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus intortus .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107999
) with original publication details: Cactaceae 4: 2575 2575 1960.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156829-2
.