Discocactus heptacanthus
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Discocactus
- Species
- Discocactus heptacanthus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1922
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Discocactus heptacanthus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Discocactus flavispinusName author: Buining & Brederoo
- Discocactus hartmannii subsp. magnimammusName author: (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus hartmannii var. magnimammusName author: (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun
- Discocactus heptacanthus subsp. goiasensisName author: P.J.Braun
- Discocactus heptacanthus subsp. magnimammusName author: (Buining & Brederoo) N.P.Taylor & Zappi
- Discocactus heptacanthus subsp. melanochlorusName author: (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus heptacanthus var. semicampaniflorusName author: (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus magnimammusName author: Buining & Brederoo
- Discocactus melanochlorusName author: Buining & Brederoo
- Discocactus patulifoliusName author: Buining & Brederoo
- Discocactus semicampaniflorusName author: Buining & Brederoo
- Discocactus silicicolaName author: Buining & Brederoo
- Discocactus squamibaccatusName author: Buining & Brederoo
- Discocactus subterraneo-proliferansName author: Diers & Esteves
- Malacocarpus heptacanthusName author: Barb.Rodr.
- Neodiscocactus heptacanthusName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Y.Itô
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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