Stenocereus

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”) + Cereus (the genus of cactus from which it was separated)

Proper noun

Stenocereus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – organ pipe cactus and related cacti.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Cactaceae - family; Cactoideae - subfamily; Pachycereeae - tribe ( or Phyllocacteae - tribe; Echinocereinae - subtribe)

Hyponyms

(genus): Stenocereus alamosensis, Stenocereus fricii, Stenocereus griseus, Stenocereus gummosus, Stenocereus standleyi, Stenocereus stellatus, Stenocereus treleasei - species

References

Stenocereus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Stenocereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Stenocereus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Stenocereus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Stenocereus at Encyclopedia of Life
Stenocereus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Stenocereus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Stenocereus at The Plant List
Stenocereus at Tropicos
Stenocereus at USDA Plants database

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