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Austrocylindropuntia (Austrocylindropuntia)

Description

Austrocylindropuntia is a genus of cactus belonging to the family Cactaceae . There are 11recognized species that were previously included in the genus Opuntia . Austrocylindropuntia : segregated genus of Opuntia and later also of Cylindropuntia . The generic name comes to mean Cylindropuntia del Sur (australis).

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Austrocylindropuntia