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Discocactus hartmannii

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Discocactus hartmannii (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Discocactus
Ranga
Species
Genus list verification
11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

  • Discocactus hartmannii subsp. giganteus P.J.Braun & Esteves
  • Discocactus hartmannii subsp. magnimammus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
  • Discocactus hartmannii subsp. patulifolius (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
  • Discocactus hartmannii var. bonitoensis (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun
  • Discocactus hartmannii var. magnimammus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun
  • Discocactus hartmannii var. mamillosus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun
  • Discocactus hartmannii var. patulifolius (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun
  • Discocactus heptacanthus subsp. magnimammus (Buining & Brederoo) N.P.Taylor & Zappi
  • Discocactus magnimammus Buining & Brederoo
  • Discocactus magnimammus subsp. bonitoensis Buining & Brederoo
  • Discocactus mamillosus Buining & Brederoo
  • Discocactus pachythele Buining & Brederoo
  • Discocactus patulifolius Buining & Brederoo
  • Discocactus silicicola Buining & Brederoo
  • Echinocactus hartmannii K.Schum.

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

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