Biology:Pachycereeae
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| Echinocereus engelmannii growing on Carnegiea gigantea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Echinocereeae |
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| Pachycereus | |
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Pachycereeae is a tribe of 15 genera of columnar cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. They are native to Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States.
Genera
- Acanthocereus (Engelm. ex A.Berger) Britton & Rose – triangle cactus
- Bergerocactus Britton & Rose – snake cactus
- Carnegiea Britton & Rose – saguaro
- Cephalocereus Pfeiff. – old man cactus
- Corryocactus Britton & Rose
- Echinocereus Engelm. – hedgehog cactus
- Escontria Rose
- Leptocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Myrtillocactus Console
- Neobuxbaumia Backeb.
- Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Peniocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Polaskia Backeb.
- Pseudoacanthocereus F.Ritter
- Stenocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.
Hybrids
- × Myrtgerocactus Moran (Myrtillocactus × Bergerocactus)
- × Pacherocactus G.D.Rowley (Pachycereus × Bergerocactus)[2]
References
- ↑ "Family: Cactaceae Juss., nom. cons. subfam. Cactoideae tribe Pachycereeae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-02-13. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?1905. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ↑ "Genera of Cactaceae tribe Pachycereeae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052329/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?1905. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q137797 entry
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