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Nyctocereus Serpentinus
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and '' Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as ''Selenicereus grandiflorus'', bloom only once a year, for a s ..." and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. ...
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Nathaniel Lord Britton
Nathaniel Lord Britton (January 15, 1859 – June 25, 1934) was an American botanist and taxonomist who co-founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York (state), New York. Early life Britton was born in New Dorp, Staten Island, New Dorp in Staten Island, New York to Jasper Alexander Hamilton Britton and Harriet Lord Turner. His parents wanted him to study religion, but he was attracted to nature study at an early age. He was a graduate of the School of Engineering and Applied Science (Columbia University), Columbia University School of Mines and afterwards taught geology and botany at Columbia University. He joined the Torrey Botanical Society, Torrey Botanical Club soon after graduation and was a member his entire life. He married Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, Elizabeth Gertrude Knight, a Bryophyte, bryologist, on August 27, 1885. They had met when she joined the club and were lifelong collaborators in botanical research. New York Botanical Garden During their h ...
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Peniocereus Striatus
''Peniocereus striatus'' is a species of cactus known by several common names, including gearstem cactus, cardoncillo, jacamatraca,''Peniocereus striatus''.
Flora of North America.
sacamatraca, and dahlia-rooted cactus.''Peniocereus striatus''.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
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Peniocereus
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and ''Cereus (plant), Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus" and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. Later in 1974 an infrageneric classification was constructed based on morphological features that split ''Peniocereus'' into two subgenera: ''Peniocereus'' and ''Pseudoacanthocereus''. In 2005 a molecular phylogenetic study of the ...
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Peniocereus Tepalcatepecanus
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and '' Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as ''Selenicereus grandiflorus'', bloom only once a year, for a s ..." and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. ...
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Peniocereus Rosei
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and '' Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as ''Selenicereus grandiflorus'', bloom only once a year, for a s ..." and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. ...
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Peniocereus Macdougallii
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and '' Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as ''Selenicereus grandiflorus'', bloom only once a year, for a s ..." and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. ...
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Peniocereus Castellae
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and '' Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as ''Selenicereus grandiflorus'', bloom only once a year, for a s ..." and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. ...
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Peniocereus Fosterianus
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and '' Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as ''Selenicereus grandiflorus'', bloom only once a year, for a s ..." and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. ...
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Peniocereus Cuixmalensis
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and '' Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as ''Selenicereus grandiflorus'', bloom only once a year, for a s ..." and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. ...
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Peniocereus Cuixmalensis 01 SSZ
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and '' Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as ''Selenicereus grandiflorus'', bloom only once a year, for a s ..." and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. ...
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Peniocereus Oaxacensis
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and '' Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as ''Selenicereus grandiflorus'', bloom only once a year, for a s ..." and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. ...
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Peniocereus Maculatus
''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. Its name comes from the prefix ''penio-'' (from the Latin ''penis'', meaning ‘tail’) and '' Cereus'', the large genus from which it was split. Known as the desert night-blooming cereus, it also shares its common names of "night-blooming cereus Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as ''Selenicereus grandiflorus'', bloom only once a year, for a s ..." and "queen of the night" with many other similar cacti. Taxonomy ''Peniocereus'' was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger as a subgenus of ''Cereus'' with a single species, ''Cereus greggii''. This taxon was elevated to the genus level as ''Peniocereus greggii'' by Britton and Rose in 1909. ...
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