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Disocactus phyllanthoides
Disocactus phyllanthoides (DC.) 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 MXS, MEXICO, MXSGR, MXECO, MXEHI, MXSNA, MXECU, MXETA, MXG, MXEGU, MXCDF, MXG_VC; Mexico (Veracruz to Oaxaca).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
- Plants of the World Online. "Disocactus phyllanthoides (DC.) Barthlott". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:963220-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Disocactus phyllanthoides". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3949582 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Mexico (Veracruz to Oaxaca)
Automatically collected source range/note: MXS, MEXICO, MXS_GR, MXE_CO, MXE_HI, MXS_NA, MXE_CU, MXE_TA, MXG, MXE_GU, MXC_DF, MXG_VC; Mexico (Veracruz to Oaxaca).