Stenocereus
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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 stellatus (Baja organ pipe cactus) - type species; Stenocereus alamosensis, Stenocereus fricii, Stenocereus griseus, Stenocereus gummosus, Stenocereus standleyi, Stenocereus treleasei - selected other species
References
Stenocereus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Stenocereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Stenocereus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Stenocereus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- 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
