Disocactus speciosus (Cav.) Barthlott is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Disocactus speciosus (Cav.) Barthlott
Disocactus speciosus, the sun cactus, is a Cactaceae flowering plant native to Central America that holds a Royal Horticultural Society garden award.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Disocactus speciosus, commonly called the sun cactus, is a flowering plant species that belongs to the cactus family Cactaceae. It is native to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala, and has been introduced to the Canary Islands. Under its synonym Heliocereus speciosus, this plant has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Borzicactus sepium (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Cereus hildmannianus K.Schum.
Echinocereus salm-dyckianus Scheer
Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Echinocereus stramineus Engelm. ex Rümpler
Soehrensia spachiana (Lem.) Schlumpb.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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