Discocactus heptacanthus

Discocactus heptacanthus

Discocactus heptacanthus (Barb.Rodr.) Britton & Rose 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 BZNAP, BZC, BZNAM, BZCMS, BZCMT, BZNAC, SOUTHERNAMERICA, BZCDF, BZCGO, BZNRM, BZNRO, BZN_TO; WC. Brazil (to Tocantins).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 heptacanthus (Barb.Rodr.) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82181-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Discocactus heptacanthus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282040
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WC. Brazil (to Tocantins)

Automatically collected source range/note: BZN_AP, BZC, BZN_AM, BZC_MS, BZC_MT, BZN_AC, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, BZC_DF, BZC_GO, BZN_RM, BZN_RO, BZN_TO; WC. Brazil (to Tocantins).