Pachycereeae
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| Pachycereeae | |
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| Echinocereus engelmannii growing on Carnegiea gigantea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Pachycereeae |
| Type genus | |
| Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose[1] |
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| Genera | |
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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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Hybrids
- × Myrtgerocactus Moran (Myrtillocactus × Bergerocactus)
- × Pacherocactus G.D.Rowley (Pachycereus × Bergerocactus)[2]
[edit] 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. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?1905. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
[edit] External links
Media related to Pachycereeae at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Pachycereeae at Wikispecies
