Cactaceae

Disocactus speciosus (Cav.) Barthlott

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Disocactus

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Disocactus speciosus (Disocactus speciosus) — FlowerPhoto: Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

arz: ديسوكاكتوس سبيوسوس
Chinese: 牡丹柱, 红盃, 花大名
Spanish: Pitajaya de cerro

Synonyms

Cactus speciosus Cav.
Cereus bifrons Haw.
Cereus coccineus Engelm.
Cereus hybridus Otto
Cereus jenkinsonii Sweet
Cereus lateritius Salm-Dyck
Cereus setiger Haw.
Cereus speciosus (Cav.) Sweet
Cereus speciosus Cav.
Cereus speciosus (Cav.) K.Schum. ex Engl. & Prantl
Cereus speciosus var. coccineus K.Schum.
Epiphyllum speciosum (Cav.) Haw.
Heliocereus speciosus (Cav.) Britton & Rose

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tim Park, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tristán Franco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Juan Antonino Sandoval, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard Loison, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Georgfotoart, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ricardo Betancourt Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.