Discocactus catingicola

Discocactus catingicola

Discocactus catingicola Buining & Brederoo is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Discocactus.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is BZCMT, BZNRO, BZNTO, BZEFN, BZNAC, BZEPE, BZLMG, BZECE, BZEBA, BZLRJ, BZC, BZC_GO; Brazil (E. Goiás to CS. Bahia).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, seasonally dry tropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Discocactus catingicola Buining & Brederoo". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82172-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Discocactus catingicola". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282141
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Brazil (E. Goiás to CS. Bahia)

Automatically collected source range/note: BZC_MT, BZN_RO, BZN_TO, BZE_FN, BZN_AC, BZE_PE, BZL_MG, BZE_CE, BZE_BA, BZL_RJ, BZC, BZC_GO; Brazil (E. Goiás to CS. Bahia).