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Cereus (plant)
Genus of cacti / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the genus of cacti. For other uses, see Cereus.
Cereus (/ˈsɪəriəs/ "serious")[2] is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae) including around 33 species of large columnar cacti from South America. The name is derived from Greek (κηρός) and Latin words meaning "wax", "torch" or "candle". Cereus was one of the first cactus genera to be described; the circumscription varies depending on the authority. The term "cereus" is also sometimes used for a ceroid cactus, any cactus with a very elongated body, including columnar growth cacti and epiphytic cacti.[3][4][5]
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Cereus | |
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Cereus repandus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Cereeae |
Subtribe: | Cereinae |
Genus: | Cereus Mill.[1] |
Type species | |
Cereus hexagonus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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