| taxonID | BNNJC |
| parentNameUsageID | 3ZLT3 |
| scientificNameID | bv3rIqe-WCOZA0GMeH_QS1 |
| datasetID | 1141 |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| taxonRank | subspecies |
| scientificName | Melocactus violaceus subsp. ritteri N.P.Taylor |
| scientificNameAuthorship | N.P.Taylor |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | violaceus |
| infraspecificEpithet | ritteri |
| namePublishedIn | Taylor, N. P. (1991). Bradleya 9: 57 (1991), nom. nov. |
| nomenclaturalCode | ICN |
| references | http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Melocactus-violaceus-subsp.-ritteri |
| DataSource | Catalogue of Life 2025-06-13 |