Pachycereeae | |
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Echinocereus engelmannii growing on Carnegiea gigantea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Pachycereeae |
Type genus | |
Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose |
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Genera | |
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Pachycereeae is a tribe of 15 genera of columnar cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. They are native to Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States.