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Culture plant of Discocactus bahiensis
 Photo and description

 Louis van Criekinge

Discocactus bahiensis HU437

  • Description

Br.et R. The Cactaceae III p 220, 1922 emend. BUINING & BREDEROO.
The habitat is in: MACAROCA in BAHIA, Brazil. 
 

  • Short plant description of  HU437 in culture

Diameter of the culture plant is ca.10 cm. Plant height (without cephalium) 4,5 - 5cm 
The
colour of the epidermis is green. Number of ribs is 12. Number of areoles per rib is 5 on plants with a cephalium. The shape of de areoles is oval and woolly.
The number of the lateral spines is 7 - 9.The length of the spines is 3-3,5 cm. The shape of the spines is slightly recurved towards the plant. The spines are amber-  to horn coloured. The colour of the cephalium is between white and cream/brown.  
The colour of the fruit is white now and then rose-red. The position of the stigma as to the secondary stamens is half-way up.

  • Remarks

We know two varieties. They differ in shape and length of the spines. Both varieties give many offsets after making a cephalium.  Synonym of  HU 485  (var.gracilis n.n.).

  • Literature

Br.et R. The Cactaceae III p 220, 19-22 
emend. BUINING & BREDEROO.
   K.u.a.S. 1979 blz. 190,
 - DISCOCACTUS 1980 page 123

 

 

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Habitat photo of Discocactus bahiensis 
field number HU 437 
Photo: Albert Buining

  • Habitat

circa 60 km  west of Massaroca on the Curral Velho directly  west of Abreus at the westbank of the Rio Salitre Juazeiro, Bahia.

ABREUS in BAHIA, Brazil
Rodoviario do Brasil : D-1