Acanthocereus

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank

Genus

Author

(Engelm. ex A.Berger) Britton & Rose

Publication

in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 432. 1909.

Superior Taxa

Kingdom

Plantae

Subkingdom

Pteridobiotina

Phylum

Angiosperms

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Inferior Taxa

Acanthocereus chiapensis Acanthocereus castellae Acanthocereus fosterianus Acanthocereus hesperius Acanthocereus macdougallii Acanthocereus rosei Acanthocereus lempirensis Acanthocereus tetragonus Acanthocereus maculatus Acanthocereus canoensis Acanthocereus cuixmalensis Acanthocereus haackeanus Acanthocereus hirschtianus Acanthocereus oaxacensis Acanthocereus paradoxus Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus Acanthocereus atropurpureus

Synonyms

Cereus subsect. Acanthocereus Peniocereus subgen. Pseudoacanthocereus