Cladus: Eukaryota Name Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose Pachycereus is a genus of 9–12 species of large cacti native to Mexico and just into southern Arizona, USA. They form large shrubs or small trees up to 5–15 m or more tall, with stout stems up to 1 m diameter. Pachycereus comes from the ancient Greek "pakhus" meaning "thick" and the Latin "cereus" meaning "torch". Selected species * Pachycereus gatesii Pachycereus pringlei is the tallest cactus species in the world, with a maximum recorded height of 19.2 m (Salak 2000). Synonymy The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Pachycereus: * Backebergia Bravo References and external links * Salak, M. (2000). In search of the tallest cactus. Cactus and Succulent Journal 72 (3). Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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