⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5108119, with some changes.

Melocactus violaceus subsp. margaritaceus N.P. Taylor is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of an infraspecific taxon in the genus Melocactus (family Cactaceae).

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as an accepted name (record 5108119) with original publication details: Bradleya 9: 57 57 1991.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302363-2.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Melocactus margaritaceus Rizzini	Synonym		TRO
Melocactus margaritaceus var. disciformis Rizzini	Synonym		TRO
Melocactus margaritaceus var. salvadoranus Rizzini	Synonym		TRO
Melocactus pentacentrus Lem.	Synonym		TRO