Discocactus placentiformis
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 placentiformis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1894
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Discocactus placentiformis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
29 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus alteolensName author: (Lem. ex A.Dietr.) Kuntze
- Cactus placentiformisName author: Lehm.
- Discocactus alteolensName author: Lem. ex A.Dietr.
- Discocactus alteolensName author: K.Schum.
- Discocactus besleriName author: F.A.C.Weber
- Discocactus crystallophilusName author: Diers & Esteves
- Discocactus insignisName author: Pfeiff.
- Discocactus latispinusName author: Buining & Brederoo
- Discocactus latispinus subsp. pseudolatispinusName author: (Diers & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus latispinus subsp. pulvinicapitatusName author: (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus lehmanniiName author: Pfeiff.
- Discocactus linkiiName author: Pfeiff.
- Discocactus multicolorispinusName author: P.J.Braun & Brederoo
- Discocactus placentiformis subsp. alteolensName author: (Lem. ex A.Dietr.) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus placentiformis subsp. multicolorispinusName author: (P.J.Braun & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus placentiformis subsp. multicolorispinusName author: P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus placentiformis subsp. pugionacanthusName author: (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus placentiformis var. alteolensName author: (Lem. ex A.Dietr.) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus placentiformis var. pugionacanthusName author: (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Discocactus pseudolatispinusName author: Diers & Esteves
- Discocactus pugionacanthusName author: Buining & Brederoo
- Discocactus pulvinicapitatusName author: Buining & Brederoo
- Discocactus tricornisName author: Monv. ex Pfeiff. & Otto
- Echinocactus alteolensName author: Lem.
- Echinocactus alteolensName author: (Lem. ex A.Dietr.) K.Schum.
- Echinocactus placentiformisName author: (Lehm.) K.Schum.
- Echinocactus tricornisName author: Monv. ex A.Dietr.
- Melocactus besleriName author: Link & Otto
- Melocactus placentiformisName author: (Lehm.) DC.
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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