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Genus of cacti

Tacinga
Tacinga funalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Opuntieae
Genus: Tacinga
Britton & Rose
Species

Tacinga is a genus in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to northeast Brazil (from northeast Minas Gerais to southern Rio Grande do Norte, including Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco and Paraíba). Once thought to be monotypic, the genus now comprises 4 species.

Species

Image Scientific name Distribution
Tacinga braunii Eastern Brazil
Tacinga funalis Brazil.
Tacinga inamoena Brazil.
Tacinga palmadora Brazil.

References

  1. Lambert, Sabrina Mota (May 2009). "Tacinga: The hummingbird-pollinated prickly pear". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 81 (3): 156–161. doi:10.2985/015.081.0311. ISSN 0007-9367.
Taxon identifiers
Tacinga


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