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Cactaceae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Juss. (1789). In: Gen. Pl.: 310, Nom. Cons.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Cactaceae

Name

Synonyms
Leuchtenbergiaceae
Opuntiaceae
Homonyms
Cactaceae
Common names
Cactacées in French
Cactacées in French
Cacti in English
Cacti in language.
Cacti in English
Kakteen in language.
cacti in English
cactus in French
Cactacées in French
Cactus Family in English
cactus family in English
kaktusfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
kaktusfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
kaktusväxter in Swedish
Cacti in English
Cactus in English
Cactus in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Alexander, Edward F., 2001: null. The Cactus Family. 776.
  2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(2): 105-121. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  5. Gen. Pl.: 310. 4 Aug 1789.
  6. Hunt, David, 2006: null. The New Cactus Lexicon: Text. x + 373.
  7. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  8. Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html.
  9. Svenska kärlväxtnamn (2011) Databas levererad av Thomas Karlsson 2011-06-16
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