Disocactus heterodoxus
Disocactus heterodoxus
Disocactus heterodoxus
Disocactus heterodoxus (Standl. & Steyerm.) Lodé 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 GUA, MXTCA, SOUTHERNAMERICA, GUAOO, MXTCI, MXTYU, MEXICO, MXTTB, MXT, MXTQR, NORTHERNAMERICA, CENTRAL_AMERICA; Mexico (Chiapas) to SW. Guatemala.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent epiphyte, wet 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 heterodoxus (Standl. & Steyerm.) Lodé". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77249092-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Disocactus heterodoxus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/11983635 ↩
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