Disocactus nelsonii

Disocactus nelsonii

Disocactus nelsonii (Britton & Rose) Linding. 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 MXTTB, GUA, MXTCA, MXTCI, MXS, MXSMI, MXSJA, MXT, MXSCL, MXSGR, MXSOA, MXT_QR; S. Mexico to Guatemala.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent epiphyte, 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. "Disocactus nelsonii (Britton & Rose) Linding.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82191-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Disocactus nelsonii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7281750
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Native Habitat

S. Mexico to Guatemala

Automatically collected source range/note: MXT_TB, GUA, MXT_CA, MXT_CI, MXS, MXS_MI, MXS_JA, MXT, MXS_CL, MXS_GR, MXS_OA, MXT_QR; S. Mexico to Guatemala.