⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107954, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus violaceus .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107954
) with original publication details: Melocactus Bras. 82, 84, f. 49 82 1982.