Melocactus arcuatispinus Brederoo & Eerkens in Succulenta (Netherlands) 62(5): 97. 1983 Melocactus arcuatispinus Brederoo & Eerkens in Succulenta (Netherlands) 62(5): 97. 1983is basionym for Melocactus zehntneri subsp. arcuatispinus (Brederoo & Eerkens) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Schumannia 3: 188. 2002Taxon for this nameMelocactus arcuatispinus Brederoo & Eerkens