Peniocereus
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| Peniocereus serpentinus flower | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Pachycereeae |
| Genus: | Peniocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose |
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Peniocereus greggii - desert nightblooming cereus |
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Peniocereus is a genus of vining cacti, comprising about 18 species, found from the southwestern United States and Mexico. They have a large underground tuber, thin and inconspicuous stems.
[edit] Synonymy
The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Peniocereus:
- Cullmannia Distefano
- Neoevansia W.T.Marshall
- Nyctocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
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