Discocactus Discocactus Pfeiff. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 5: 241. 1837 sec. Hunt 20161Type: Discocactus insignis Pfeiff.1. Hunt, D.R. 2016: CITES Cactaceae Checklist. 3rd edition. – published by the author=Neodiscocactus Y.Itô, Cactaceae: 531. 1981 syn. sec. POWO 2017+22. POWO 2017+: Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. – http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.orgContentTaxon standing Taxon standing Category E. No assessment of monophyly has yet been possible, because only a few species were sampled or no phylogenetic study has been conducted so far.