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30 March 2026

  • 06:5306:53, 30 March 2026 Cleistocactus (hist | edit) [3,596 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Cleistocactus | image = Cleistocactus_strausii.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Trichocereinae | genus = '''Cleistocactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name comes from the Greek word ''kleistos'', meaning "closed," referring to the tubular flowers that remain almost entirely closed, opening only very slightly at the tip....")
  • 06:4906:49, 30 March 2026 Cipocereus (hist | edit) [2,657 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Cipocereus | image = Cipocereus_minensis.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Cipocereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name means "Candle of Cipó," referring to the Serra do Cipó in Minas Gerais, Brazil, where the genus is primarily found. == Description == '''Cipocereus''' comprises shrubby to shortly...")

29 March 2026

  • 14:3514:35, 29 March 2026 Cereus (hist | edit) [3,634 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Cereus | image = Cereus_hildmannianus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Cereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name stems from the Latin word ''cereus'', meaning "wax candle," referring to the straight, cylindrical, candle-like growth habit of the stems. == Description == '''Cereus''' is a genus of shru...")
  • 14:3214:32, 29 March 2026 Cephalocleistocactus (hist | edit) [2,055 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Cephalocleistocactus | image = Cephalocleistocactus_chrysocephalus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Trichocereinae | genus = '''Cephalocleistocactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Cephalocleistocactus means "Closed head cactus". This refers to the two most prominent features of the genus: the tubular, almost closed flo...")
  • 14:2914:29, 29 March 2026 Cephalocereus (hist | edit) [2,637 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Cephalocereus | image = Cephalocereus_senilis.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Echinocereinae | genus = '''Cephalocereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Cephalocereus means "Head candle" (from Greek ''kephale'', head, and Latin ''cereus'', wax candle), referring to the woolly pseudocephalium near the top of the st...")
  • 14:2414:24, 29 March 2026 Castellanosia (hist | edit) [2,476 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Castellanosia | image = Castellanosia_caineana.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Corryocactinae | genus = '''Castellanosia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus was named in honor of the Argentine botanist Alberto Castellanos (1896–1968). == Description == '''Castellanosia''' is a monotypic genus of treelike cacti th...")
  • 14:2214:22, 29 March 2026 Carnegiea (hist | edit) [2,664 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Carnegiea | image = Carnegiea_gigantea.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Echinocereinae | genus = '''Carnegiea''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus was named in honor of Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919), the Scottish-American philanthropist whose foundation financed the monumental botanical works of Britton and Rose. ==...")

28 March 2026

  • 14:4314:43, 28 March 2026 Calymmanthium (hist | edit) [2,391 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Calymmanthium | image = Calymmanthium_substerile.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Lymanbensonieae | genus = '''Calymmanthium''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) and Korotkova (2011). }} == Etymology == The name Calymmanthium means "Flower enveloped with a hood". This refers to the genus's most distinctive feature: the flowers initially resemble a new stem segment and must tear...")
  • 11:3611:36, 28 March 2026 Browningia (hist | edit) [2,946 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Browningia | image = Browningia_candelaris.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Rebutiinae | genus = '''Browningia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus was named in honor of Webster E. Browning (1869–1942), who was the director of the English Institute in Santiago, Chile. == Description == '''Browningia''' is a genus of typi...")
  • 11:3111:31, 28 March 2026 Brasiliparodia (hist | edit) [2,811 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Brasiliparodia | image = Brasiliparodia_alacriportana.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Notocacteae | genus = '''Brasiliparodia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) and Ritter (1979). }} == Etymology == The name means "Parodia of Brazil", highlighting the geographical origin of the genus, as true ''Parodia'' species (sensu stricto) are primarily found in Argentina and the Andes....")
  • 11:2011:20, 28 March 2026 Brasiliopuntia (hist | edit) [2,571 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Brasiliopuntia | image = Brasiliopuntia_brasiliensis.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Opuntioideae | tribe = Opuntieae | genus = '''Brasiliopuntia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name means "Opuntia of Brazil", indicating the country where the genus was first described, although its range extends to several other South American countries. == Description == '''Brasiliop...")
  • 11:1711:17, 28 March 2026 Brasilicereus (hist | edit) [2,298 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Brasilicereus | image = Brasilicereus_phaeacanthus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Brasilicereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Brasilicereus means "Wax candle of Brazil", highlighting the geographical origin of this endemic genus. == Description == '''Brasilicereus''' is a shrubby genus charact...")
  • 11:0211:02, 28 March 2026 Bragaia (hist | edit) [2,514 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Bragaia | image = Bragaia_estevesii.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Bragaia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus was named in honor of Alexander Braga Nascimento, who discovered this unique taxon in Brazil. == Description == '''Bragaia''' is a monotypic genus of erect, columnar cacti that can reach u...")
  • 10:5510:55, 28 March 2026 Brachycereus (hist | edit) [2,552 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Brachycereus | image = Brachycereus_nesioticus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Corryocactinae | genus = '''Brachycereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Brachycereus means "Short wax candle", referring to the relatively small and compact stems of the genus compared to other columnar cacti. == Description == '''Br...")
  • 10:4210:42, 28 March 2026 Borzicactus (hist | edit) [3,347 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Borzicactus | image = Borzicactus_icosagonus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Trichocereinae | genus = '''Borzicactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) and Arakaki et al. (2006). }} == Etymology == The genus was named in honor of Antonio Borzì (1852–1921), an Italian botanist and director of the Botanical Garden of Palermo. == Description == '''B...")

27 March 2026

  • 12:0812:08, 27 March 2026 Bolivicactus (hist | edit) [2,960 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Bolivicactus | image = Bolivicactus_maassii.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Notocacteae | genus = '''Bolivicactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) and Doweld (2000). }} == Etymology == The name Bolivicactus means "Cactus of Bolivia", as the type species and the majority of the genus are native to the mountainous regions of Bolivia. == Description == '''Bolivicactus''' inc...")
  • 11:5911:59, 27 March 2026 Blossfeldia (hist | edit) [2,498 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Blossfeldia | image = Blossfeldia_liliputana.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Blossfeldieae | genus = '''Blossfeldia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus was named in honor of Harry Blossfeld Junior (1913–1986), the German-Brazilian plantsman who discovered this taxon. == Description == '''Blossfeldia''' is famous for being the smallest of all k...")
  • 11:0811:08, 27 March 2026 Bergerocactus (hist | edit) [2,609 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Bergerocactus | image = Bergerocactus_emoryi.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Pachycereeae | genus = '''Bergerocactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus is named in honor of Alwin Berger (1871–1931), a celebrated German botanist and curator of the Hanbury botanical garden at La Mortola, Italy. == Description == '''Bergerocactus''' is a monotyp...")
  • 07:4207:42, 27 March 2026 Backebergia (hist | edit) [2,579 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Backebergia | image = Backebergia_militaris.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Pachycereeae | genus = '''Backebergia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus is named in honor of Curt Backeberg (1894–1966), a prolific German botanist and one of the most famous experts on the Cactaceae family. == Description == '''Backebergia''' is a monotypic genus of...")
  • 07:3607:36, 27 March 2026 Azureocereus (hist | edit) [2,277 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Azureocereus | image = Azureocereus_hertlingianus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Browningieae | genus = '''Azureocereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Azureocereus means "Blue wax candle", which refers to the distinct glaucous, bluish color of the epidermis characteristic of this genus. == Description == '''Azureocereus''' is a genus of stu...")
  • 07:2807:28, 27 March 2026 Aztekium (hist | edit) [2,613 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Aztekium | image = Aztekium_ritteri.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Aztekium''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus was named Aztekium because the unique relief on its ribs reminded the author (Boedeker) of Aztec sculptures and architectural patterns. == Description == '''Aztekium''' is a genus consisting of small to medium-siz...")

26 March 2026

  • 19:1419:14, 26 March 2026 Aylostera (hist | edit) [3,382 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Aylostera | image = Aylostera_fiebrigii.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Rebutiinae | genus = '''Aylostera''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) and Mosti et al. (2011). }} == Etymology == The name Aylostera means "Sturdy flute", which refers to the typical shape of the elongated and erect floral tube characteristic of this genus. == Description == '''A...")
  • 19:0019:00, 26 March 2026 Austrocylindropuntia (hist | edit) [3,207 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Austrocylindropuntia | image = Austrocylindropuntia_subulata.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Opuntioideae | tribe = Tephrocacteae | genus = '''Austrocylindropuntia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Austrocylindropuntia means "Cylindrical Opuntia of the South". This distinguishes the genus from its North American relative, ''Cylindropuntia'', reflecting its native ha...")
  • 18:0918:09, 26 March 2026 Austrocactus (hist | edit) [2,730 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Austrocactus | image = Austrocactus_bertinii.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Corryocactinae | genus = '''Austrocactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Austrocactus means "Cactus of the South" or "Southern cactus", referring to the genus being found exclusively in the southern regions of South America (Patagonia)....")
  • 17:5717:57, 26 March 2026 Astrophytum (hist | edit) [3,251 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Astrophytum | image = Astrophytum_myriostigma.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Astrophytum''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Astrophytum means "Star plant", referring to the typical star-like shape of several species within the genus. == Description == '''Astrophytum''' is a genus of usually solitary and highly variable plan...")
  • 17:2717:27, 26 March 2026 Arthrocereus (hist | edit) [2,551 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Arthrocereus | image = Arthrocereus_rondonianus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Trichocereinae | genus = '''Arthrocereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Arthrocereus means "Articulated wax candle". This refers to the first described species (the old type, ''C. microsphaericus''), which has segmented stems, although thi...")
  • 17:2217:22, 26 March 2026 Arrojadoa (hist | edit) [3,299 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Arrojadoa | image = Arrojadoa.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Arrojadoa''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus is dedicated to Dr. Miguel Arrojado Lisboa (1872-1932), who was the superintendent of the Brazilian Railroads at the time Britton & Rose described the genus in his honor in 1920. == Descriptio...")
  • 16:5016:50, 26 March 2026 Armatocereus (hist | edit) [2,812 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Armatocereus | image = Armatocereus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Browningieae | genus = '''Armatocereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Armatocereus means "Armed Wax candle", referring to the many long spines some species in the genus have. == Description == '''Armatocereus''' is a genus of branched shrubs or treelike plants reaching up to...")
  • 16:3716:37, 26 March 2026 Ariocarpus (hist | edit) [3,053 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Ariocarpus | image = Ariocarpus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Ariocarpus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Ariocarpus means "Fruit of Aria". The genus was named so because of its analogy with the elongated fruits of Aria, the ancient Greek name for the cork oak (not the mountain ash or rowan tree, as often reported in the...")
  • 16:3416:34, 26 March 2026 Aporocactus (hist | edit) [2,074 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Aporocactus | image = Aporocactus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Hylocereeae | genus = '''Aporocactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name Aporocactus means "impenetrable, tangled cactus", which refers to the countless tangled stems characteristic of the genus. == Description == '''Aporocactus''' is a genus of epiphytic or lithophytic plants with...")
  • 16:0916:09, 26 March 2026 Airampoa (hist | edit) [2,842 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Airampoa | image = Airampoa.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Opuntioideae | tribe = Opuntieae | genus = '''Airampoa''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name ''Airampoa'' is derived from the native Quechua name for the plant, ''ayrampo'' or ''airampo'', which means "garnet red". This refers to the fruits, which have long been used as a natural food coloring and dye. == Desc...")
  • 14:4514:45, 26 March 2026 Acharagma (hist | edit) [2,925 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Acharagma | image = Acharagma.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Acharagma''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015–2019). }} == Etymology == The name ''Acharagma'' derives from the Greek meaning “no groove”, referring to the absence of an areolar groove on the tubercles, unlike related genera such as ''Coryphantha'' and ''Escobaria''. == Description == '''...")
  • 14:3414:34, 26 March 2026 Acanthocereus (hist | edit) [2,606 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Acanthocereus | image = Acanthocereus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Hylocereeae | subtribe = Echinocereinae | genus = '''Acanthocereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015–2019). }} == Etymology == The name ''Acanthocereus'' derives from the Greek ''akantha'' (spine) and ''cereus'' (wax candle), referring to the spiny, elongated stems typical of the genus. == Descripti...")
  • 09:1409:14, 26 March 2026 Acanthocephala (hist | edit) [1,827 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Acanthocephala | image = Acanthocephala.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Notocacteae | genus = '''Acanthocephala''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015–2019). }} == Etymology == The name ''Acanthocephala'' derives from the Greek words ''akantha'' (spine) and ''kephale'' (head), referring to the dense spination covering the plant body. == Description == '''Acanthocephala''' is a...")

25 March 2026

24 March 2026

  • 19:4119:41, 24 March 2026 Common.css (hist | edit) [125 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with ".infobox { border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background: #f8f9fa; padding: 5px; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border-radius: 4px; }")
  • 19:0819:08, 24 March 2026 Acanthocalycium (hist | edit) [3,044 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Acanthocalycium | image = | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Trichocereeae | genus = '''Acanthocalycium''' | species = | notes = Taxonomy according to Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Description == '''Acanthocalycium''' is a genus of cacti containing several species from Argentina. The name comes from the Greek ''akantha'' (meaning prickly) and ''kalyx'' (meaning buds), referring to the spines on th...")
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