Stenocereus

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”) + Cereus (the genus of cactus from which it was separated)

Proper noun

Stenocereus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – organ pipe cactus and related cacti.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (genus): Stenocereus stellatus (Baja organ pipe cactus) - type species; Stenocereus alamosensis, Stenocereus fricii, Stenocereus griseus, Stenocereus gummosus, Stenocereus standleyi, Stenocereus treleasei - selected other species

References

• Stenocereus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Stenocereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Stenocereus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Stenocereus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Stenocereus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Stenocereus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Stenocereus at The Plant List
• Stenocereus at Tropicos
• Stenocereus at USDA Plants database