⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107659, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus oreas .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107659
) with original publication details: Melocactus no Brasil 54, f. 22 54 1982.