Discocactus placentiformis

Discocactus placentiformis

Discocactus placentiformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Discocactus
Species: Discocactus placentiformis

Name

Discocactus placentiformis (Lehm.) K.Schum. (1894)

Synonyms

• Cactus alteolens (Lem.) Kuntze
• Cactus placentiformis Lehm.
• Discocactus alteolens K.Schum.
• Discocactus alteolens (Lem.) A.Dietr.
• Discocactus besleri F.A.C.Weber
• Discocactus crystallophilus Diers & Esteves
• Discocactus insignis Pfeiff.
• Discocactus latispinus Buining & Brederoo
• Discocactus latispinus subsp. pseudolatispinus (Diers & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves
• Discocactus latispinus subsp. pulvinicapitatus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
• Discocactus lehmannii Pfeiff.
• Discocactus linkii Pfeiff.
• Discocactus placentiformis subsp. multicolorispinus P.J.Braun & Esteves
• Discocactus pseudolatispinus Diers & Esteves
• Discocactus pugionacanthus Buining & Brederoo
• Discocactus pulvinicapitatus Buining & Brederoo
• Discocactus tricornis Monv. ex Pfeiff. & Otto
• Echinocactus alteolens (Lam. ex A.Dietr.) K.Schum.
• Echinocactus alteolens Lem.
• Echinocactus placentiformis (Lehm.) K.Schum.
• Echinocactus tricornis Monv. ex A.Dietr.
• Melocactus besleri Link & Otto
• Melocactus placentiformis (Lehm.) DC.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K.M. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. 1894: Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 190.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2000. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Discocactus placentiformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Discocactus placentiformis. Published online. Accessed: Apr 21 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Discocactus placentiformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Apr 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Discocactus placentiformis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Discocactus placentiformis. Accessed: 21 Apr 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Discocactus placentiformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Discocactus placentiformis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 07. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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