Acanthocalycium
Genus of plants from Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acanthocalycium is a genus of cactus consisting of several species from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.[1] The taxon name comes from Greek akantha (meaning prickly) and kalyx (meaning buds), which refers to the spines on the floral tubes.[2]
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Acanthocalycium | |
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Acanthocalycium spiniflorum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Cereeae |
Subtribe: | Trichocereinae |
Genus: | Acanthocalycium Backeb.[1] |
Type species | |
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum | |
Species | |
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