Discocactus diersianus

Discocactus diersianus

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 diersianus

Name

Discocactus diersianus Esteves, 1979

Synonyms

• • Discocactus paranaensis Backeb., Cactaceae 4: 2628. 1960 syn. sec. Hunt 20
  • Discocactus mamillosus Buining & Brederoo in Kakteen And. Sukk. 25: 217. 1974 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Discocactus hartmannii var. mamillosus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun in Kakteen And. Sukk. 36: 23. 1985 syn. sec. ???
  • Discocactus goianus Diers & Esteves in Kakteen And. Sukk. 31: 79. 1980 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Discocactus diersianus var. goianus (Diers & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Kakteen And. Sukk. 44: 113. 1993 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Discocactus diersianus subsp. goianus (Diers & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Kakteen And. Sukk. 46: 64. 1995 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Discocactus lindaianus Diers & Esteves in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 53: 56. 1981 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Discocactus cephaliaciculosus Buining & Brederoo ex P.J.Braun & Esteves in Kakteen And. Sukk. 46: 63. 1995 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Discocactus diersianus subsp. cephaliaciculosus (Buining & Brederoo ex P.J.Braun & Esteves) Guiggi in Cactology 5 (Suppl. 8): 2. 2020 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
  • Discocactus cephaliaciculosus subsp. nudicephalus P.J.Braun & Esteves in Kakteen And. Sukk. 46: 63. 1995 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Discocactus diersianus subsp. nudicephalus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) Guiggi in Cactology 5 (Suppl. 8): 2. 2020 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Pereira, E.E., 1979. Cactus and Succulent Journal. [Cactus and Succulent Society of America] 51:179.

Additional references

• 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. 
• Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.}.
• Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
• Not accepted by: Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [Cited as Discocactus heptacanthus.

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Discocactus diersianus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 06. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Discocactus diersianus 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 diersianus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 21 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Discocactus diersianus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Apr 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Discocactus diersianus. 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 diersianus. Accessed: 21 Apr 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Discocactus diersianus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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