Rauhocereus

Rauhocereus is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae) with nocturnal flowers.[1] It is known from northern Peru (Rio Santa, Rio Zana, Chamaya and Jaén).

Rauhocereus
R. riosaniensis in cultivation
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Trichocereeae
Genus:
Rauhocereus

Species

Rauhocereus jaenensis
Rauhocereus riosaniensis

References
  1. Marcelo-Peña, J. L.; Huamantupa, I.; Särkinen, T.; Tomazello, M. (2016). "IDENTIFYING CONSERVATION PRIORITY AREAS IN THE MARAÑÓN VALLEY (PERU) BASED ON FLORISTIC INVENTORIES". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 73 (1): 95–123. doi:10.1017/S0960428615000281. ISSN 1474-0036.
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