The Parent order is - Caryophyllales
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Woody Family Cactaceae

Data on a chosen woody family known under an order

Common Names - Cactus FamilySynonyms -
Authority - Juss.Total Number of genera - 90
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - AngiospermTotal Number of species - 2000
Plant forms - Shrub/Herb
World Distribution - All native to America except Rhipsalis baccifera from the Old World. Sizes vary a lot up to a maximum recorded 19.2 meters tall for Pachycereus pringlei,
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Woody Genera of Cactaceae

Each link leads to more information on the chosen botanical families

1 - Carnegiea.
2 - Cephalocereus.
3 - Cereus.
4 - Dendrocereus.
5 - Epiphyllum.
6 - Grusonia.
7 - Harrisia.
8 - Hylocereus.
9 - Lemaireocereus.
10 - Lophocereus.
11 - Neoabbottia.
12 - Nopalea.
13 - Opuntia.
14 - Pachycereus.
15 - Peniocereus.
16 - Pereskia.
17 - Pilosocereus.
18 - Rhipsalis.
19 - Rhodocactus.
20 - Schlumbergia.
21 - Tricocereus.



End of Listing Woody Families of Cactaceae