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Culture plant of Discocactus boliviensis
Photo and description
Gerard Uil

Discocactus boliviensis HU457

  • Description

BACKEBERG in Discriptiones Cactacearum Novarum III 1963, 
emend. BUINING & BREDEROO 1980 DISCOCACTUS.

  • Short plant description  HU457 in culture

Diameter of the culture plant is about 20 cm. Plant height (without cephalium) 11 cm. The colour of the epidermis is green. with at the tip of the areoles some reddish colour.  Number of ribs ca. 15. Number areoles per rib is 4-5 on plants with a cephalium. The shape of the areoles is oval. The number of the radial spines is 5-7. One of the spines is directed downwards ca. 3 cm long, higher up 1 pairs sidewards 1,5 -2 cm and 1-2 pair upwards 0,5 - 1 cm long. The shape of the spines is straight . The colour of the spines is pale yellow. The cephalium is cream coloured. The position of the stigma is at the primary stamens.

  • Remarks

Plants in culture grow and sprout easily, but it can take up to ten years for the cephalium to be formed.

  • Literature

SUCCULENTA 1976 s.66
DISCOCACTUS 1980 s.90

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Habitat photo of Discocactus boliviensis 
field number HU457
Photo: Albert Buining

  • Habitat

In the mountains of the borderland BOLIVIA-BRAZIL about 10 km. from MUTUM near San Cyrilo at an altitude of circa 400 m.

 

MUTUM in BOLIVIA, Brazil
Guia Rodoviario do Brasil, C-3


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Culture plant of Discocactus boliviensis
Photo and description

 Piet van der Laken 

  • Remarks   

This seed cultivated plant was part of the collection of Ronald de Zeeuw in Gouda.  Holland.      Long ago he bought from Fa. Uhlig in Germany a few import plants with this field number. (Knize).

The plants give small white flowers and there are only a few seeds in the fruits.                           
 

          KK666 - Discocactus boliviensis forma

  • Short description KK666 in culture

Diameter of the culture plant is ca. 17 cm. 
Plant height without cephalium 9 cm. 
The colour of the epidermis is gray green. 
Number ribs 16. 
Number areoles per rib is 4 on plants with cephalium. 
The shape of the areoles is round. 
The number of radial spines is 5. 
The length of the spines is 0,5 to 2,5 cm. 
The shape of the spines is straight to slightly bended and the colour is pale-gray. The colour of the cephalium is cream/gray. 
The colour of the fruit is cream/white. 
The position of the stigma as to the stamen is at the bottom.