Haageocereus
Haageocereus | |
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Haageocereus pacalaensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Trichocereeae |
Genus: | Haageocereus Backeb. |
Species | |
H. acranthus |
Haageocereus is a genus of cacti endemic to the lower elevations of the extremely dry desert along the coast of Peru and northern Chile.
Synonymy
The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Haagerocereus:
- Floresia Krainz & F.Ritter ex Backeb. (nom. inval.)
- Haageocactus Backeb. (nom. inval.)
- Lasiocereus F.Ritter
- Neobinghamia Backeb.
- Peruvocereus Akers
References
The Cactus Family, By Edward F. Anderson, Wilhelm Barthlott, Roger Brown
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