Echinocereeae

The Echinocereeae are a tribe of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. ^[1]

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1. 41 relations: Acanthocereus, Armatocereus, Austrocactus, Bergerocactus, Cactoideae, Cactus, Caribbean, Central America, Cephalocereus, Cephalocereus macrocephalus, Chloroplast, Circumscription (taxonomy), Colombia, Corryocactus, David Hunt (botanist), Deamia, DNA, Echinocereus, Echinocereus stramineus, Escontria, Eulychnia, Franz Buxbaum, Hylocereeae, Jasminocereus, Lava cactus, Leptocereus, Lophocereus, Mexico, Mitrocereus, Molecular phylogenetics, Morangaya, Myrtillocactus, Neoraimondia, Pachycereus, Peniocereus, Polaskia, Pterocereus, Saguaro, Stenocereus, Stenocereus griseus, Strophocactus.

2. Caryophyllales tribes

Acanthocereus

Acanthocereus is a genus of cacti.

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Armatocereus

Armatocereus (from Latin armatus, "armed" and cereus, "pliant/soft") is a genus of mostly tree-like cacti from South America (Ecuador and Peru).

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Austrocactus

Austrocactus is a genus of cacti with ten species endemic of southern South America, in Argentina and Chile.

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Bergerocactus

Bergerocactus emoryi is a species of cactus, known commonly as the golden-spined cereus, golden snake cactus, velvet cactus or golden club cactus.

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Cactoideae

The Cactoideae are the largest subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae, and are widely distributed throughout the Americas.

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Cactus

A cactus (cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.

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Caribbean

The Caribbean (el Caribe; les Caraïbes; de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are sometimes also included in the region.

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Central America

Central America is a subregion of North America.

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Cephalocereus

Cephalocereus is a genus of slow-growing, columnar-shaped, blue-green cacti.

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Cephalocereus macrocephalus

Cephalocereus macrocephalus, synonym Neobuxbaumia macrocephala, is a species of cactus endemic to Mexico (the states of Puebla and Oaxaca).

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Chloroplast

A chloroplast is a type of membrane-bound organelle known as a plastid that conducts photosynthesis mostly in plant and algal cells.

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Circumscription (taxonomy)

In biological taxonomy, circumscription is the content of a taxon, that is, the delimitation of which subordinate taxa are parts of that taxon.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.

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Corryocactus

Corryocactus is a genus of cacti.

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David Hunt (botanist)

David Richard Hunt (25 September 1938 – 20 May 2019) was an English botanist and taxonomist.

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Deamia

Deamia is a genus of cacti.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.

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Echinocereus

Echinocereus is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized, cylindrical shaped cacti, comprising about 70 species native to the southern United States and Mexico in very sunny, rocky places.

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Echinocereus stramineus

Echinocereus stramineus is a species of cactus, with stramineus meaning made of straw. There are various common names such as strawberry cactus, porcupine hedgehog cactus, straw-color hedgehog, and pitaya. The straw-colored spines distinguishes this particular plant from other Echinocereus. The aged spines may turn white in color and are very fragile.

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Escontria

Escontria is a genus of cactus.

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Eulychnia

Eulychnia is a genus of candelabriform or arborescent cacti.

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Franz Buxbaum

Franz Buxbaum (25 February 1900, Liebenau, Graz – 7 February 1979) was an Austrian botanist, specialising in cacti.

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Hylocereeae

The Hylocereeae are a tribe of cacti. Echinocereeae and Hylocereeae are Caryophyllales tribes.

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Jasminocereus

Jasminocereus (meaning "jasmine-like cereus", referring to the flowers) is a genus of cacti with only one species, Jasminocereus thouarsii, endemic to the Galápagos Islands, territorially a part of Ecuador.

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Lava cactus

The lava cactus is a species of cactus, Brachycereus nesioticus, the sole species of the genus Brachycereus.

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Leptocereus

Leptocereus is a genus of cacti that are native to the Greater Antilles.

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Lophocereus

Lophocereus is a genus of cacti.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Mitrocereus

Mitrocereus is a monotypic genus of cacti.

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Molecular phylogenetics

Molecular phylogenetics is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships.

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Morangaya

Morangaya is a monotypic genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized, cylindrical shaped cacti, that is native to north western Mexico.

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Myrtillocactus

Myrtillocactus (from Latin, "blueberry cactus") is a genus of cacti.

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Neoraimondia

Neoraimondia is a genus of medium to large cacti from Peru.

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Pachycereus

Pachycereus is a genus of large cacti native to Central America and Mexico.

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Peniocereus

Peniocereus is a genus of vining cacti, comprising about 18 species, found from the southwestern United States and Mexico.

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Polaskia

Polaskia (named after American amateur Charles Polaski) is a genus of tree-like cacti reaching 4–5 m high, comprising 2 species.

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Pterocereus

Pterocereus is a monotypic genus of cactus containing the sole species Pterocereus gaumeri.

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Saguaro

The saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) is a tree-like cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea that can grow to be over tall.

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Stenocereus

Stenocereus is a genus of columnar or tree-like cacti from the Baja California Peninsula and other parts of Mexico, Arizona in the United States, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Venezuela and the West Indies.

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Stenocereus griseus

Stenocereus griseus, also known as the Mexican organ pipe, dagger cactus, pitaya, and pitayo de mayo, is a species of cactus.

See Echinocereeae and Stenocereus griseus

Strophocactus

Strophocactus is a genus of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae.

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See also

Caryophyllales tribes

• Atripliceae
• Cacteae
• Camphorosmeae
• Cereeae
• Dorotheantheae
• Echinocereeae
• Hylocereeae
• Lymanbensonieae
• Notocacteae
• Rebutiinae
• Rhipsalideae
• Trichocereinae

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinocereeae

Also known as Pachycereeae.

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