Cactaceae
Discocactus

Discocactus petr-halfarii Zachar

First published in Kaktusy (Brno) 44: 45 (2008)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Bahia). It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Taylor, N.P. & al. (2022). Further additions and corrections to Cacti of Eastern Brazil. Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 40: 61-92.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Discocactus zehntneri subsp. petr-halfarii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Taylor, N.P. & al. (2022). Further additions and corrections to Cacti of Eastern Brazil. Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 40: 61-92.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0