Discocactus zehntneri

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Discocactus
Species:
Subspecies: D. z. subsp. alagoinhensis – D. z. subsp. boomianus – D. z. subsp. mirohalfarii – D. z. subsp. zehntneri

Discocactus zehntneri Britton & Rose (1922)

• Homotypic
  • Echinocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. in Estud. Bot. Nordéste 3: 111. 1926 syn. sec. Taylor & Zappi 2004
• Heterotypic
  • Discocactus albispinus Buining & Brederoo in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46: 253. 1974 syn. sec. Taylor & Zappi 2004
  • Discocactus zehntneri f. albispinus (Buining & Brederoo) Říha in Kaktusy (Brno) 19: 26-27. 1983 syn. sec. Taylor & Zappi 2004
  • Discocactus zehntneri var. albispinus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun in Succulenta (Netherlands) 69: 215. 1990 syn. sec. Taylor & Zappi 2004
  • Discocactus zehntneri subsp. albispinus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Kakteen And. Sukk. 46(3): 64. 1995 syn. sec. Taylor & Zappi 2004
  • Discocactus zehntneri subsp. alspinus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Kakteen And. Sukk. 46(3): 64. 1995 syn. sec. Taylor & Zappi 2004 [non Discocactus zehntneri subsp. albispinus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves 1995]

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1922. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 3. 255 pp. + 23 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 3: 218.

• Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.}.
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Discocactus zehntneri in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 07. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Discocactus zehntneri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Discocactus zehntneri. Published online. Accessed: Apr 22 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Discocactus zehntneri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Apr 2021. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Discocactus zehntneri in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• IUCN: Discocactus zehntneri Britton & Rose  (Near Threatened)

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