Discocactus

Not to be confused with Disocactus.

Discocactus
Discocactus bahiensis (lower left)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Subtribe: Cereinae
Genus: Discocactus
Pfeiff.[1]
Type species
Discocactus placentiformis
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Neodiscocactus Y.Itô, without full replaced synonym ref.

Discocactus is a genus of tropical cacti. Discocactus plants are endemic to southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, and northern Paraguay.[3] These species are in the risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference POWO_30006929-2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Machado, Marlon C.; Zappi, Daniela C.; Taylor, Nigel P.; Borba, Eduardo L. (2005). "Taxonomy and conservation of the Discocactus Pfeiff. (Cactaceae) species occurring in the state of Bahia, Brazil". Bradleya. 23 (23). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 41–56. doi:10.25223/brad.n23.2005.a7. ISSN 0265-086X.