| Name | Melocactus melocactoides (Hoffmannsegg) de Candolle |
| Authorship | (Hoffmannsegg) de Candolle |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Melocactus |
| Citation | 1828 Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3: 461 |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Melocactus melocactoides (Hoffmannsegg) de Candolle |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |