Browningieae

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Browningieae
Browningia candelaris.jpg
Browningia candelaris
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Browningieae
Buxb. 1966
Type genus
Browningia
Genera

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The Browningieae are a tribe of cacti belonging to the Cactoideae subfamily. [1]

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Description

Browningieae are large tree-like or shrubby plants. Their columnar shoots are articulated or not articulated. The ribs are usually heavily spined. The medium to large flowers appearing on the side usually open at night. Their pericarpel has imbricated scales. The areoles have thorns or bristles. The fleshy fruits are not bursting, scaly, thorned or glabrous. The medium-sized to large seeds are often wrinkled. The hilum and micropyle of the seeds are fused, an appendage is absent, and a mucous sheath is sometimes present.

Genera

ImageGenusLiving species
Armatocereus rauhii subsp. balsasensis.jpg Armatocereus Backeb.
Browningia candelaris - Chile ruta 11 Poconchile-Socoroma (2).jpg Browningia Britton & Rose
Neoraimondia Herzogiana.jpg Neoraimondia Britton & Rose
Stetsonia coryne - Desert Botanical Garden.jpg Stetsonia Britton & Rose

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References

  1. Mauseth, James D. (1996-09-15). "Comparative Anatomy of Tribes Cereeae and Browningieae (Cactaceae)". Bradleya. 14 (14): 66–81. doi:10.25223/brad.n14.1996.a9. ISSN   0265-086X.