Discocactus bahiensis
Discocactus bahiensis is a species of Discocactus from Brazil.
Description
Discocactus bahiensis grows solitary and rarely clumping, with heavily spined. The stems are pale green, depressed spherical to spherical bodies that reach diameters of and tall. They usually grow with the stem buried in the soil, either partially or completely, and their roots are somewhat thickened, and napiform. There are 10 to 15 ribs with well-developed tubercles and 2 to 5 oval areole per rib. The areoles are long and wide, woolly becoming glabrous with age, with 5 to 14 backward-curved spines. The spines are stiff, woody and creamy to gray-brown and measure long and wide. The prominent cephalium is formed of white wool and a few short bristles measuring tall and wide. The slender, funnel-shaped, sweet-scented, yellowish white flowers arise from the edge of the cephalium. The flowers open at night and are long and in diameter, and the buds are green to brown. Flowering occurs between November and February, peaking in January, when most plants bear 1–5 flowers at a time. The fruits are globular and slightly fleshy, small and red measuring long and wide. The seeds are oval and blackSubspecies
Accepted Subspecies:| Image | Subspecies | Description | Distribution |
| Discocactus bahiensis subsp. bahiensis | Plants reach diameters of up to 7 cm. It usually has between 10 and 16 well-defined ribs. | Brazil | |
| Discocactus bahiensis subsp. gracilis | Plants have smaller, thinner stem, reaching approximately 6 cm in diameter. It has about 10 ribs, which are often almost hidden by the dense covering of spines. | Brazil |