Cactaceae

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TranslingualEdit

Pachycereus pringlei
(subfamily Cactoideae)

EtymologyEdit

From Cactus (“obsolete genus of succulents”) +‎ -aceae.

Proper nounEdit

Cactaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – the cacti and related plants.

HypernymsEdit

• (family): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order

HyponymsEdit

• (family): Cactoideae, Maihuenioideae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae - (subfamilies)
  • Mammilaria - type genus; see Cactaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies for other genera.

Further readingEdit

• Cactaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cactaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cactaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cactaceae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cactaceae at the Catalogue of Life 
• Cactaceae at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Cactaceae at Encyclopedia of Life
• Cactaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cactaceae at APWeb
• Cactaceae at Fossilworks