Biology:Trichocereeae

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Short description: Tribe of cacti

Trichocereeae
Haageocereus pacalaensis.jpg
Haageocereus pacalaensis of the tribe Trichocereeae.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Trichocereeae
Buxb. (1958)
Genera

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Trichocereeae is a tribe of cactus that are particular to South America. There are 25 recognized genera in this tribe.

Description

Arborescent to shrubby, Trichocereeae normally form unsegmented, spherical to columnar stems that are usually ribbed, tuberculate, or ribbed-warty.

The small to fairly large, regular or bilaterally symmetrical flowers appear laterally or below the apex and open day or night. The flower cup is scaled or covered with hair.

The fruits are fleshy to berry-like and sometimes burst open lengthwise. They contain small to medium-sized seeds that vary in shape. Hilum and micropyle of seeds are fused to united. Appendages are usually absent. A strophic is present in some.

Genera

Hybrids

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q137799 entry