| taxonID | 5620120 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 7280199 |
| scientificName | Melocactus violaceus subsp. ritteri N.P.Taylor |
| scientificNameAuthorship | N.P.Taylor |
| canonicalName | Melocactus violaceus ritteri |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | violaceus |
| infraspecificEpithet | ritteri |
| taxonRank | subspecies |
| namePublishedIn | Taylor, N. P. (1991). In: Bradleya 9: 57, Nom. Nov. |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |