⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5107826, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melocactus levitestatus .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5107826
) with original publication details: Kakteen Sukk. 26: 169 169 1975.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156781-2
.