| taxonID | 5620770 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 7280199 |
| acceptedNameUsageID | 7280200 |
| scientificName | Melocactus melocactoides f. perspinosus Rizzini |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Rizzini |
| canonicalName | Melocactus melocactoides perspinosus |
| genericName | Melocactus |
| specificEpithet | melocactoides |
| infraspecificEpithet | perspinosus |
| taxonRank | form |
| namePublishedIn | Rizzini. (1982). In: Melocactus No Brazil, Ii: 82. |
| taxonomicStatus | synonym |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Melocactus |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |