Melocactus guitarti León in Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 8: 207. 1934
Melocactus guitarti in Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 8: 207. 1934
is orthographic variant for Melocactus guitartii
Lectotype (designated by Majure, L.C., D.Barrios, Díaz, E., Bacci, L.F. & Piñeyro, Y.E. 20221): Cuba, [Sancti Spíritus Province], Boca Chica, Sierra de Jatibonico del Sur, Apr 1934, Guitart 16106 (HAC)