Cereeae are a tribe of

cactus A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...

belonging to the

Cactoideae The Cactoideae are the largest subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae. Around 80% of cactus species belong to this subfamily. , the internal classification of the family Cactaceae remained uncertain and subject to change. A classification inc ...

subfamily.

Description

Cereeae are tree-like or shrubby, sometimes climbing plants. Your mostly elongated to spherical, ribbed and thorny shoots are not articulated. The flowers, which usually appear on the side of the shoot, open during the day or at night. Their pericarpels usually have a few scales or are completely glabrous. The fleshy, berry-like, bursting or non-bursting fruits often have a blackening adherent flower remnant. The small to large seeds are oval. The hilum and micropyle of the seeds are fused, one appendage is absent.

Genera

References

Soffiatti, P.; Angyalossy, V. Anatomy of Brazilian Cereeae (subfamily Cactoideae, Cactaceae): ''Arrojadoa'' Britton & Rose, ''Stephanocereus'' A. Berger and ''Brasilicereus'' Backeberg. Acta Botanica Brasilica, v. 21, n. 4, 2007.
Cactoideae Caryophyllales tribes {{Cactus-stub