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Acanthocereus is a genus of cacti. Its species take the form of shrubs with arching or climbing stems up to several meters in height. The generic name is derived from the Greek word άκανθα ( acantha ), meaning spine, [ 3 ] and the Latin word cereus , meaning candle . [ 4 ]
Acanthocereus tetragonus is a species of cactus that is native to Florida and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The species is invasive in New Caledonia. [4]
Acanthoceras fossils have been found in Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia (Hondita Formation, Prado, Tolima), [2] Denmark, Egypt, Marocco, France, Germany, India ...
Fairy Castle Cactus (Acanthocereus tetragonus) Who knew a cactus could be charming? The varied stems resemble the turrets of a castle, making it the perfect addition to any whimsical garden.
Acanthocereus tetragonus, the sword pear, Browningia candelaris, [2] Carnegiea gigantea, the Saguaro, Cereus repandus - California and Florida; genus Corryocactus (also known as Erdisia), the tasty berrylike C. brevistylis, C. pulquiensis, and C. erectus; Coryphantha. C. robbinsorum and C. recurvata. genus Echinocereus ("Strawberry Cactus")
Strophocactus brasiliensis was first described, as Acanthocereus brasiliensis, by Britton and Rose in 1920. [2] It was transferred to the genus Pseudoacanthocereus as Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis by Friedrich Ritter in 1979, [7] a placement still accepted by some sources as of February 2021. [3]
The classification of the family Cactaceae remains uncertain as of August 2023.Since the mid-1990s, the system produced by the International Cactaceae Systematics Group (ICSG) of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study has been used as the basis of many published classifications.
Strophocactus sicariguensis was first described, as Acanthocereus sicariguensis, in 1947. [1] It was transferred to the genus Pseudoacanthocereus as Pseudoacanthocereus sicariguensis by Nigel P. Taylor in 1992, [5] a placement still accepted by some sources as of February 2021. [2]