⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5108000, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus harlowii .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5108000
) with original publication details: Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 8: 205 205 1934.