Echinocereus

Translingual

Etymology

echino- +‎ Cereus

Proper noun

Echinocereus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – certain 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; Echinocereeae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Echinocereus viridiflorus (nylon hedgehog cactus, green-flower hedgehog cactus, green pitaya, green-flower pitaya) - type species

References

Echinocereus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Echinocereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Echinocereus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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