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Acanthocereus
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Acanthocereus''
| image = Acanthocereus pentagonus2.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Acanthocereus tetragonus''
| regnum =
Plantae
| divisio =
Flowering plant Magnoliophyta
| classis =
Dicotyledon Magnoliopsida
| ordo =
Caryophyllales
| familia =
Cactaceae
| subfamilia =
Cactoideae
| tribus =
Pachycereeae
| genus = '''''Acanthocereus'''''
| genus_authority = (
Engelm. ex
A.Berger)
Nathaniel Lord Britton Britton &
Joseph Nelson Rose Rose
| subdivision_ranks =
Species
| subdivision =
''
Acanthocereus baxaniensis'' (Cuba)
''
Acanthocereus colombianus'' (Colombia)
''
Acanthocereus horridus'' (southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador)
''
Acanthocereus occidentalis'' (southern Sonora to Guerrero, Mexico)
''
Acanthocereus subinermis'' (Oaxaca, Mexico)
''
Acanthocereus tetragonus'' - Barbed-wire Cactus (Florida, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, northern South America)
}}
'''''Acanthocereus''''' (published in
1909) is a
genus of
cactus cacti. Its species take the form of
shrubs with arching or climbing stems up to several meters in height.
The six species occur in the
Tropics tropical Americas from the southern tip of
Florida to
Colombia, including islands of the
Caribbean.
Stems have 3-5 ribs, typically thin, with stout spines. The white funnel-shaped flowers are night-opening, 12-25cm long and 6-12 cm in diameter.
''Acanthocereus tetragonus'', commonly known as Barbed-wire Cactus, chaco, nun-tsusuy, or órgano, is the most widespread of the genus and the largest, ranging from 2-7 meters tall.
The name was first used by
George Engelmann in
1863, although he did not describe its characters, leaving it to
Alwin Berger in
1905 to define it as a subsection of ''
Cereus''. In
1909,
Nathaniel Britton and
Joseph Rose elevated ''Acanthocereus'' to a genus.
Synonymy
The 2 genera '''''Dendrocereus'''''
Nathaniel Lord Britton Britton & Joseph Nelson Rose Rose and '''''Monvillea'''''
Nathaniel Lord Britton Britton & Joseph Nelson Rose Rose have been brought into synonymy.
Image:Acanthocereus pentagonus1.jpg thumb|left|250px|Barbed-wire Cactus - spines
Reference
*
Edward F. Anderson, ''The Cactus Family'' (Timber Press, 2001), pp. 106-108
Category:Cacti
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