Echinocactus melocactiformis DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 38. 1828 Echinocactus melocactiformis DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 38. 1828is basionym for Ferocactus melocactiformis (DC.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 138. 1922Taxon for this nameEchinocactus melocactiformis DC.