Peniocereus

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Peniocereus
Peniocereus serpentinus flower
Peniocereus serpentinus flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Pachycereeae
Genus: Peniocereus
(A.Berger) Britton & Rose
Species

Peniocereus greggii - desert nightblooming cereus
Peniocereus marianus
Peniocereus zopilotensis
etc.

Peniocereus is a genus of vining cacti, comprising about 18 species, found from the southwestern United States and Mexico. They have a large underground tuber, thin and inconspicuous stems.

[edit] Synonymy

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Peniocereus: *Cullmannia Distefano

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