Melocactus neomontanus Van Heek & Hovens in Succulenta (Netherlands) 63: 78. 1984
Melocactus neomontanus in Succulenta (Netherlands) 63: 78. 1984
Lectotype (designated by Hunt, D.R. & Taylor, N. P. 2006: 81): [illustration] upper right fig. in Van Heek & Hovens in Succulenta (Netherlands) 63: 78. 1984