

Disocactus aurantiacus
Disocactus aurantiacus
Disocactus aurantiacus (Kimnach) Barthlott is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Disocactus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is HONOO, SOUTHERNAMERICA, NICOO, NIC, HON, CENTRALAMERICA; Honduras to Nicaragua.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
- Plants of the World Online. "Disocactus aurantiacus (Kimnach) Barthlott". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:963213-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Disocactus aurantiacus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7281812 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Honduras to Nicaragua
Automatically collected source range/note: HON_OO, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, NIC_OO, NIC, HON, CENTRAL_AMERICA; Honduras to Nicaragua.