⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107949, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus violaceus .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107949
) with original publication details: Melocactus Bras. 83-84, f. 52, 54 83 1982.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:917101-1
.