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Discocactus bahiensis

{{Short description|Species of cactus}}

{{Speciesbox

|status = VU

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref ={{cite journal | last=Kew) | first=Nigel Taylor (RBG | last2=Assessment) | first2=Pierre Braun (Global Cactus | title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | journal=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | date=2010-06-04 | url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40943/121437738 | access-date=2024-01-22 | page=}}

| status2 = CITES_A1

| status2_system = CITES

| status2_ref = {{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}

|image = Discocactus bahiensis Britton & Rose ssp. gracilis P.J.Braun & Esteves.jpg

|genus = Discocactus

|species = bahiensis

|authority = Britton & Rose 1922

|synonyms =

  • Echinocactus bahiensis {{au|(Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. 1926}}

}}

Discocactus bahiensis is a species of Discocactus from Brazil.{{cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/5104360|title= Discocactus bahiensis in Tropicos}}

Description

Discocactus bahiensis grows solitary, with heavily spined, depressed spherical to spherical bodies that reach diameters of 8 to 18 centimeters. There are 10 to 15 ribs. The areoles are wooly have 5 to 13 backward-curved spines are up to 3 centimeters long. The prominent cephalium is formed of white wool and a few short bristles. The slender, funnel-shaped, yellowish white flowers are 4 to 5 centimeters long. The fruits are small and red.{{cite book | last=Anderson | first=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | title=Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | page=}}

=Subspecies=

  • Discocactus bahiensis subsp. bahiensis
  • Discocactus bahiensis subsp. gracilis P.J.Braun & Esteves

Distribution

Discocactus bahiensis is a cactus species native to the Brazilian state of Bahia at altitudes between 380 and 650 meters. Plants are found growing in limestone near rivers and flood plains.{{cite web | title=Discocactus bahiensis | website=LLIFLE | date=2013-08-04 | url=http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACTI/Family/Cactaceae/31323/Discocactus_bahiensis | ref={{sfnref | LLIFLE | 2013}} | access-date=2024-01-22}}

==Taxonomy==

It was first described in 1922 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. The species name "bahiensis" specifically denotes its presence in Bahia, Brazil.

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External links

  • {{Commons category-inline|Discocactus bahiensis|Discocactus bahiensis}}
  • {{Wikispecies-inline|Discocactus bahiensis|Discocactus bahiensis}}

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bahiensis

Category:Flora of Brazil

Category:Plants described in 1922