Discocactus

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Discocactus
Discocactus bahiensis (lower left)
Discocactus bahiensis (lower left)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Trichocereeae
Genus: Discocactus
Pfeiff.
Species

Discocactus albispinus
Discocactus bahiensis
Discocactus catingicola
Discocactus ferricola
Discocactus heptacanthus
Discocactus placentiformis
Discocactus silicicola
Discocactus woutersianus
Discocactus zehntneri
etc.

Discocactus is a genus of tropical cactus. It should not be confused with Disocactus, which is another genus.

These species are in the risk of extinction in the wild.