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Echinocactus bahiensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.
Estud. Bot. Nordéste 3: 111 1926
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Discocactus bahiensis Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 220 1922 Britton & Rose

Echinocactus bahiensis (Discocactus bahiensis) Photo by: Agócs György

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Discocactus bahiensis Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 220 1922
Synonymy: 7
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Discocactus bahiensis group

  • Discocactus bahiensis Britton & Rose: (subsp. bahiensis) has flattened globose to globose stems to 8 cm in diameter with 10-15 ribs. Spines 7-9, stout, amber-rose to horn-coloured to 3(3.5) cm long. Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Pernambuco, Piauí)
  • Discocactus bahiensis subs. subviridigriseus (Buining & Bredero) P.J.Braun & Esteves: is a larger plant with 13—15 ribs, rather than the usual 10 ribs of subspecies bahiensis. Distribution: Bahia.

24299 agocs Agócs György
Echinocactus bahiensis (Discocactus bahiensis) Photo by: Agócs György
24298 agocs Agócs György
Echinocactus bahiensis (Discocactus bahiensis) Photo by: Agócs György

24297 agocs Agócs György
Echinocactus bahiensis (Discocactus bahiensis) Photo by: Agócs György
24300 agocs Agócs György
Echinocactus bahiensis (Discocactus bahiensis) Photo by: Agócs György


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