Peniocereus

Peniocereus
Peniocereus
Peniocereus serpentinus flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
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.

Synonymy

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Peniocereus:

  • Cullmannia Distefano
  • Neoevansia W.T.Marshall
  • Nyctocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
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