Scientific name Cactoideae Rank Subfamily | Higher classification Cactus | |
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The Cactoideae are the largest subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae.
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Description
These plants are highly variable in habit, including: treelike, shrubby, caespitose, climbing, or epiphytic. They grow from 1 centimetre (0.39 in) to 20 metres (66 ft) in height.
Reproductive zones are usually undifferentiated, sometimes differentiated, or specific cephalium produced. Leaves are absent or rarely vestigial. Glochids are absent. Spines are usually present or rarely absent.
Flowers are sessile, diurnal, or nocturnal, 1 - 30 cm in diameter, white, yellow, orange, red, purple, pink, or brown. Blue-coloured flowers are absent. Fruits are usually fresh and berry-like, and the seeds are small, 0.1 - 2.0 mm in size.
Tribes
Tribes within the Cactoideae subfamily include:
References
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