Acanthocereus

Translingual

Acanthocereus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + Latin cereus (“candle”).

Pronunciation

• English: (US) IPA^(key): /əˌkæn.θəˈsɪɹ.i.əs/, /əˌkænt.θəˈsɪɹ.i.əs/, /əˌkæn.θoʊˈsɪɹ.i.əs/

Proper noun

Acanthocereus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – tropical cacti with nocturnal flowers and three angled stems.

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): Acanthocereus baxaniensis (barbed-wire cactus) - type species; Acanthocereus horridus, Acanthocereus occidentalis (barbed-wire cactus), Acanthocereus subinermis, Acanthocereus tetragonus (barbed-wire cactus) - other species

Derived terms

• Pseudoacanthocereus

References

• Acanthocereus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthocereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acanthocereus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acanthocereus at USDA Plants database
• Acanthocereus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Acanthocereus at the Catalogue of Life 
• Acanthocereus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Acanthocereus at The Plant List