Myrtillocactus
Myrtillocactus | |
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Myrtillocactus geometrizans | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Pachycereeae |
Genus: | Myrtillocactus Console |
Species | |
Myrtillocactus cochal |
Myrtillocactus (from Latin, "blueberry cactus") is a genus of cacti. The genus is found from Mexico to Guatemala. The genus is best known with Myrtillocactus geometrizans.
The genus Myrtillocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.) has been brought into synonymy with this genus.
See also
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
- Myrtgerocactus - a natural hybrid involving Myrtillocactus cochal
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