Discocactus horstii
Discocactus horstii
Discocactus horstii
Discocactus horstii 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 BZLSP, BZLES, BZL, BRAZIL, SOUTHERNAMERICA, BZLMG, BZLRJ, BZLTR; Brazil (Minas Gerais: Mun. Grão-Mogol).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. "Discocactus horstii Buining & Brederoo". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131477-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Discocactus horstii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3950571 ↩
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