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Pygmaeocereus is a genus of small cacti (family Cactaceae). The genus is endemic to Peru.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyCactaceae
Native toPeru
Observations recorded14

Pygmaeocereus is een geslacht van cactussen. De soorten komen voor in Peru. Soorten Pygmaeocereus bieblii Pygmaeocereus bylesianus Pygmaeocereus familiaris Zie de categorie Pygmaeocereus van Wikimedia Commons voor mediabestanden over dit onderwerp.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2
With media
2
Family
Cactaceae
Collections
NY, F
Recorded in
Peru

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Trichocereeae
Image
Pygmaeocereus bylesianus1MW.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Pygmaeocereus
taxon name
Pygmaeocereus
topic's main category
Category:Pygmaeocereus
taxon common name
巧柱属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Pygmaeocereus is a genus of small cacti (family Cactaceae). The genus is endemic to Peru.

These species generally do not reach more than high, and produce a large tuberous root system and scented night flowers.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pygmaeocereus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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