Pachycereeae

Pachycereeae
Echinocereus engelmannii growing on Carnegiea gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Pachycereeae
Type genus
Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose[1]
Genera
See text

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.

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)^[2]

References

1. "Family: Cactaceae Juss., nom. cons. subfam. Cactoideae tribe Pachycereeae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-02-13. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
2. "Genera of Cactaceae tribe Pachycereeae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-01-07.

External links

Media related to Pachycereeae at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Pachycereeae at Wikispecies