Taxonomic account

Discocactus placentiformis

Discocactus placentiformis (Lehm.) K.Schum.

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]

Cactus alteolens (Lem.) Kuntze
Cactus placentiformis Lehm.
Discocactus alteolens (Lem.) A.Dietr.
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 placentiformis subsp. alteolens (Lem.) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Discocactus placentiformis subsp. multicolorispinus P.J.Braun & Esteves
Discocactus placentiformis subsp. pugionacanthus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Discocactus placentiformis var. alteolens (Lem.) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Discocactus placentiformis var. pugionacanthus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Discocactus pseudolatispinus Diers & Esteves
Discocactus pugionacanthus Buining & Brederoo
Discocactus pulvinicapitatus Buining & Brederoo
Discocactus tricornis Monv. ex Pfeiff. & Otto
Echinocactus alteolens Lem.
Echinocactus besleri (Link & Otto) Ser.
Echinocactus insignis (Pfeiff.) Ser.
Echinocactus placentiformis (Lehm.) K.Schum.
Echinocactus tricornis Monv. ex A.Dietr.
Melocactus besleri Link & Otto
Melocactus placentiformis (Lehm.) DC.

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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