Definition of Cactaceae. Meaning of Cactaceae. Synonyms of Cactaceae

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Definition of Cactaceae

Cactaceae
Nopal No"pal, n. [Mexican nopalli.] (Bot.) A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactace[ae].

Meaning of Cactaceae from wikipedia

- cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (/kækˈteɪsi.iː, -ˌaɪ/), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising...
- The Cactaceae is a monograph on plants of the cactus family written by the American botanists Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose and published...
- truncata, the false Christmas cactus, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to a small area of the coastal mountains of south-eastern...
- Succulent Plant Study set up a working party, now called the International Cactaceae Systematics Group, to produce a consensus classification of the cactus...
- largest subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae, and are widely distributed throughout the Americas. Cactaceae is the 5th most endangered plant or animal...
- succulent and non-succulent species. In some families, such as Aizoaceae, Cactaceae, and Cr****ulaceae, most species are succulents. In horticultural use,...
- Pfeiffera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cactaceae, found in Bolivia and northwest Argentina. There has been some debate about the cir****scription...
- within the tribe Opuntieae of the subfamily Opuntioideae, in the family Cactaceae. Species of Opuntia currently accepted, with approximate native ranges...
- leaf" in Gr****) is a genus of epiphytic plants in the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to Central America and South America. Common names for these...
- Weingartia is a genus in the family Cactaceae, with species native to Bolivia and Argentina. It was formerly included in Rebutia, but molecular phylogenetic...