Melocactus dawsonii Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 10: 28. 1965 Melocactus dawsonii Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 10: 28. 1965is basionym for Melocactus curvispinus subsp. dawsonii (Bravo) N.P.Taylor in Bradleya 9: 77. 1991Taxon for this nameMelocactus dawsonii Bravo