Pachycereeae

Pachycereeae is a tribe of 15 genera of columnar cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. They are native to Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States.

Pachycereeae
Echinocereus engelmannii growing on Carnegiea gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Pachycereeae
Type genus
Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose[1]
Genera
See text

GeneraEdit

• Acanthocereus (Engelm. ex A.Berger) Britton & Rose – triangle cactus
• Bergerocactus Britton & Rose – snake cactus
• Carnegiea Britton & Rose – saguaro
• Cephalocereus Pfeiff. – old man cactus
• Corryocactus Britton & Rose
• Echinocereus Engelm. – hedgehog cactus
• Escontria Rose
• Leptocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
• Myrtillocactus Console
• Neobuxbaumia Backeb.
• Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
• Peniocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
• Polaskia Backeb.
• Pseudoacanthocereus F.Ritter
• Stenocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.

HybridsEdit

• × Myrtgerocactus Moran (Myrtillocactus × Bergerocactus)
• × Pacherocactus G.D.Rowley (Pachycereus × Bergerocactus)^[2]

 

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