Acanthocereus
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + Latin cereus (“candle”).[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – tropical cacti with nocturnal flowers and three angled stems.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Cactaceae - family; Cactoideae - subfamily; Pachycereeae - tribe ( or Phyllocacteae - tribe; Echinocereinae - subtribe)
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Acanthocereus baxaniensis (barbed-wire cactus) - type species; Acanthocereus horridus, Acanthocereus occidentalis (barbed-wire cactus), Acanthocereus subinermis, Acanthocereus tetragonus (barbed-wire cactus) - other species
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Acanthocereus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acanthocereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Acanthocereus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Acanthocereus at USDA Plants database
- Acanthocereus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Acanthocereus at the Catalogue of Life
- Acanthocereus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Acanthocereus at The Plant List