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Pachycereeae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Cactaceae

Scientific name
  
Pachycereeae

Rank
  
Tribe

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Subfamily
  
Cactoideae

Higher classification
  
Cactoideae

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Lower classifications
  
Echinocereus, Pachycereus, Saguaro, Neobuxbaumia, Pachycereus pringlei

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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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)

    • References

    Pachycereeae Wikipedia
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