Cereus

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Cereus
Cereus peruvianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Genus: Cereus
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Species
  • Cereus adelmarii
  • Cereus bicolor
  • Cereus comarapanus
  • Cereus fricii
  • Cereus horrispinus
  • Cereus jamacaru
  • Cereus pachyrhizus
  • Cereus peruvianus
  • Cereus spegazzinii
  • Cereus trigonodendron
  • Cereus tweediei
  • Cereus vargasianus

Cereus is a genus of cactus. The circumscription of this genus has always been in flux and depends on the authority.

[edit] Synonymy

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Cereus:

[edit] See also

Nightblooming cereus

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