Culture plant of Discocactus
latispinus
Photo and description Günther Königs |
Discocactus
latispinus HU146
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Description
Buining & Brederoo in Discocactus Venlo 1980
page 95-100.
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Short plantdescription HU 146 in
culture
Diameter of the culture plant is ca. 10 cm.
Plant height without cephalium is 6 cm.
The colour of the plant is bright green, later darker green.
Number of ribs 15.
Number of areoles per rib 8 on plants without cephalium.
The shape of the areoles is round.
The number of radial spines is 6.
The length of the spines upwards is 0.5 cm, 2 sidewards and 1
downwards up to 2 cm.
The shape of the spines is slightly recurved to the plant and the
colour is pale gray.
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Remarks
A species with many varieties. Also known among others
the field numbers HU 356, HU 461, HU 639, HU 640, BR 5, BR 199.
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Literature
K.u.a.S. 1980 page 40
- 1981 page 249
- 1982 page 146
- 1983 page 200
Succulenta 1977 nr. 11.
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Habitat photo of Discocactus latispinus
field number HU146
Photo: Albert Buining |
Bertrao in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Guia Rodoviario do Brasil, D-2
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Culture plant of HU639
Photo and description Piet van der Laken

Culture plant
HU639 with flowers
Photo Piet van der Laken
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Diameter of the culture plant is ca. 12 cm.
Plant height without cephalium is 7 cm.
The colour of the epidermis is dark green.
Number of ribs ca. 11 to 13.
Number of areoles per rib on plants with cephalium ca. 5.
The shape of the areoles is round to oval. The number of radial spines 5. The length of the 2 spines upwards is 0.5 cm, the 2 spines sidewards 1.5
cm. and the stronger spines downwards up to 3 cm.
The shape of the spines is slightly recurved backwards to the plant and the colour
is between brown/black or white with a black tip.Very old plants are
mostly grayish with a black tip. The colour of the cephalium is grayish/white.
In the pictures above and to the left you can see the variable
shapes of latispinus
Plants originate from the collection of Ronald de
Zeeuw in Gouda, Holland. Seeds came from import plants of the same
habitat. Address unknown.
Francisco Dumont in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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