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| + | '''''Peniocereus''''' is a [[genus]] of vining [[cactus|cacti]], comprising about 18 [[species]], found from the southwestern [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. They have a large underground tuber, thin and inconspicuous stems. | ||
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Nyctocereus (night and cereus). Cactaceae. A slender cactus, at first erect, then clambering, with few branches; the st. has many low ribs with closely set areoles producing 10 or more acicular spines: fls. large, nocturnal, white; tube and ovary covered with small bracts, producing in their axils small clusters of spines: fr. red; seeds black.—Several species are known. They are among the several kinds of night-blooming cereus. See Succulents. | Nyctocereus (night and cereus). Cactaceae. A slender cactus, at first erect, then clambering, with few branches; the st. has many low ribs with closely set areoles producing 10 or more acicular spines: fls. large, nocturnal, white; tube and ovary covered with small bracts, producing in their axils small clusters of spines: fr. red; seeds black.—Several species are known. They are among the several kinds of night-blooming cereus. See Succulents. | ||
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| + | Peniocereus (Latin combination, meaning phalloid Cereus). Cactaceae. Low slender erect plants, growing from very large fleshy turnip-shaped roots: sts. usually 4- or 5-ribbed: fls. large, nocturnal, usually white: fr. ovoid, long-acuminate, bright scarlet, edible. | ||
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| + | ''[[Peniocereus greggii]]'' - desert nightblooming cereus</br> | ||
| + | ''[[Peniocereus marianus]]''</br> | ||
| + | ''[[Peniocereus zopilotensis]]''</br> | ||
| + | The following genera have been brought into synonymy with ''Peniocereus'': | ||
| + | *'''''Cullmannia''''' <small>[[Distefano]]</small> | ||
| + | *'''''Neoevansia''''' <small>[[W.T.Marshall]]</small> | ||
| + | *'''''Nyctocereus''''' <small>([[A.Berger]]) [[Nathaniel Lord Britton|Britton]] & [[Joseph Nelson Rose|Rose]]</small> | ||
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Peniocereus is a genus of vining cacti, comprising about 18 species, found from the southwestern United States and Mexico. They have a large underground tuber, thin and inconspicuous stems.
Read about Peniocereus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Nyctocereus (night and cereus). Cactaceae. A slender cactus, at first erect, then clambering, with few branches; the st. has many low ribs with closely set areoles producing 10 or more acicular spines: fls. large, nocturnal, white; tube and ovary covered with small bracts, producing in their axils small clusters of spines: fr. red; seeds black.—Several species are known. They are among the several kinds of night-blooming cereus. See Succulents.
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Read about Peniocereus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Peniocereus (Latin combination, meaning phalloid Cereus). Cactaceae. Low slender erect plants, growing from very large fleshy turnip-shaped roots: sts. usually 4- or 5-ribbed: fls. large, nocturnal, usually white: fr. ovoid, long-acuminate, bright scarlet, edible. CH
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Species
Peniocereus greggii - desert nightblooming cereus
Peniocereus marianus
Peniocereus zopilotensis
The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Peniocereus:
- Cullmannia Distefano
- Neoevansia W.T.Marshall
- Nyctocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
Gallery
photo 1
photo 2
photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Peniocereus. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Peniocereus QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
