Biology:Tacinga

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Short description: Genus of cacti

Tacinga
Funalis.jpg
Tacinga funalis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Opuntieae
Genus: Tacinga
Britton & Rose
Species

Tacinga is a genus in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to northeast Brazil (from northeast Minas Gerais to southern Rio Grande do Norte, including Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco and Paraíba).[1] Once thought to be monotypic, the genus now comprises 4 species.

Species

Image Scientific name Distribution
Tacinga braunii Esteves.JPG Tacinga braunii Eastern Brazil
Funalis.jpg Tacinga funalis Brazil.
Opuntia inamoena (2).jpg Tacinga inamoena Brazil.
Tacinga palmadora na Caatinga Paraibana.jpg Tacinga palmadora Brazil.

References

  1. Lambert, Sabrina Mota (May 2009). "Tacinga: The hummingbird-pollinated prickly pear" (in en). Cactus and Succulent Journal 81 (3): 156–161. doi:10.2985/015.081.0311. ISSN 0007-9367. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2985/015.081.0311. 

Wikidata ☰ Q140356 entry