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7 April 2026

  • 07:5107:51, 7 April 2026 Glandulicactus (hist | edit) [2,391 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Glandulicactus | image = Glandulicactus_unicinatus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Glandulicactus''' | authority = Backeberg (1938) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé maintains Glandulicactus as a distinct genus from Sclerocactus due to the presence of extrafloral nectaries. }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Latin ''glandula'' (gland),...")

6 April 2026

  • 15:1415:14, 6 April 2026 Geohintonia (hist | edit) [2,138 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Geohintonia | image = Geohintonia_mexicana.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Geohintonia''' | authority = Glass & Fitz Maurice (1992) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). A monotypic genus, closely related to Aztekium. }} == Etymology == The genus is named in honor of George S. Hinton (1949–), a Mexican farmer and plant collector who discovered the plant in...")
  • 15:1215:12, 6 April 2026 Frailea (hist | edit) [3,046 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Frailea | image = Frailea_castanea.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Notocacteae | genus = '''Frailea''' | authority = Britton & Rose (1922) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé maintains Frailea as a distinct genus within Notocacteae. }} == Etymology == The genus is named in honor of Manuel Fraile (1850–?), who was in charge of the cactus collection at the Department of A...")
  • 15:0715:07, 6 April 2026 Floribunda (hist | edit) [2,137 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Floribunda | image = Floribunda_pusilliflora.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Floribunda''' | authority = Ritter (1979) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). A monotypic genus endemic to Brazil, distinct from Pilosocereus. }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Latin ''floribundus'', meaning "profusely flowering," referring t...")
  • 15:0215:02, 6 April 2026 Ferocactus (hist | edit) [4,245 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Ferocactus | image = Ferocactus_glaucescens.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Ferocactus''' | authority = Britton & Rose (1922) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé treats the genus as provisionally correct while noting its polyphyletic nature. }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Latin ''ferox'' (fierce), referring to the formidable and robus...")
  • 14:5814:58, 6 April 2026 Facheiroa (hist | edit) [2,503 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Facheiroa | image = Facheiroa_ulei.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Facheiroa''' | authority = Britton & Rose (1920) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé includes Zehntnerella as a subgenus and places Facheiroa in the subtribe Cereinae. }} == Etymology == The name is derived from "Facheiro," a common vernacular name used in Bra...")
  • 14:5214:52, 6 April 2026 Eulychnia (hist | edit) [2,550 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Estevesia | image = Estevesia_alex-bragai.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Estevesia''' | authority = P.J.Braun (2009) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). A monotypic genus recently described and native to Brazil. }} == Etymology == The genus is named in honor of Eddie Esteves Pereira (1939–), a renowned Brazilian botanist and spe...")
  • 14:5014:50, 6 April 2026 Estevesia (hist | edit) [2,083 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Estevesia | image = Estevesia_alex-bragai.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Estevesia''' | authority = P.J.Braun (2009) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). A monotypic genus recently described and native to Brazil. }} == Etymology == The genus is named in honor of Eddie Esteves Pereira (1939–), a renowned Brazilian botanist and spe...")
  • 14:2714:27, 6 April 2026 Espostoopsis (hist | edit) [2,095 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Espostoopsis | image = Espostoopsis_dybowskii.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Espostoopsis''' | authority = Buxbaum (1968) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). A monotypic genus endemic to Brazil. }} == Etymology == The name means "similar to Espostoa," referring to the superficial resemblance between the two genera due to their woo...")
  • 14:2314:23, 6 April 2026 Espostooa (hist | edit) [2,905 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Espostoa | image = Espostoa_melanostele.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Trichocereinae | genus = '''Espostoa''' | authority = Britton & Rose (1920) [cite: 1023] | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé treats this genus as distinct from Thrixanthocereus and Vatricania. [cite: 1023] }} == Etymology == The genus is named in honor of Nicolas Esposto, a Pe...")

5 April 2026

  • 17:2017:20, 5 April 2026 Escontria (hist | edit) [2,304 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Escontria | image = Escontria_chiotilla.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Pachycereeae | genus = '''Escontria''' | authority = Rose (1906) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé maintains Escontria as a monotypic genus, distinct from Myrtillocactus. }} == Etymology == The genus is named in honor of Don Blas Escontria (1848–1906), a Mexican engineer and politician who was the...")
  • 17:1717:17, 5 April 2026 Escobaria (hist | edit) [2,549 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Escobaria | image = Escobaria_tuberculosa.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Escobaria''' | authority = Britton & Rose (1923) [cite: 1020] | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé treats this genus in a restricted sense, maintaining Neobesseya as separate. [cite: 1021] }} == Etymology == The genus is named in honor of the Mexican brothers Romulo and Numa...")
  • 17:1617:16, 5 April 2026 Eriosyce (hist | edit) [2,692 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Eriosyce | image = Eriosyce_aurata.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Notocacteae | genus = '''Eriosyce''' | authority = Philippi (1872) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé maintains the genus in a strict sense, excluding Neoporteria, Islaya, and Pyrrhocactus. }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Greek ''erion'' (wool) and ''syke'' (fig), referring to...")
  • 17:1117:11, 5 April 2026 Eriocephala (hist | edit) [2,950 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Eriocephala | image = Eriocephala_leninghausii.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Notocacteae | genus = '''Eriocephala''' | authority = Backeberg (1938) | synonymy = ''Eriocactus'' Backeb. (1942) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé reinstates Eriocephala as the priority name over Eriocactus for this group within Notocacteae. }} == Etymology == The name comes from the Greek '...")
  • 17:0917:09, 5 April 2026 Epithelantha (hist | edit) [2,440 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Epithelantha | image = Epithelantha_micromeris.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Epithelantha''' | authority = Britton & Rose (1922) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015), incorporating the revision by Donati & Zanovello (2010). }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Greek, meaning "flower on the nipple," referring to the fact that the flowers emerge fr...")
  • 17:0017:00, 5 April 2026 Epiphyllum (hist | edit) [2,804 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Epiphyllum | image = Epiphyllum_phyllanthus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Hylocereinae | genus = '''Epiphyllum''' | authority = Haworth (1812) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé maintains it as a distinct genus within Hylocereinae. }} == Etymology == The name means "on the leaf," referring to the fact that flowers appear to grow directl...")
  • 16:5616:56, 5 April 2026 Echinopsis (hist | edit) [3,269 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Echinopsis | image = Echinopsis_leucantha.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Trichocereinae | genus = '''Echinopsis''' | authority = Zuccarini (1837) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé treats Trichocereus, Lobivia, and Setiechinopsis as distinct genera. }} == Etymology == Derived from the Greek ''echinos'' (hedgehog or sea-urchin) and '...")
  • 16:5316:53, 5 April 2026 Echinomastus (hist | edit) [2,746 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Echinomastus | image = Echinomastus_johnsonii.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Echinomastus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé keeps it separate from Sclerocactus, noting its conflicting phylogenetic position. }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Greek ''echinos'' (hedgehog) and ''mastos'' (breast/nipple), referring to the globose shape...")

4 April 2026

  • 15:2015:20, 4 April 2026 Echinofossulocactus (hist | edit) [3,655 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Echinofossulocactus | image = Echinofossulocactus_multicostatus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Echinofossulocactus''' | synonymy = ''Stenocactus'' (K.Schum.) A.Berger (1898) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé prioritizes this name over ''Stenocactus'' based on the principle of priority (ICN). }} == Etymology == The name is a combination of "Cactus h...")

3 April 2026

  • 17:2317:23, 3 April 2026 Echinocereus (hist | edit) [7,127 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Echinocereus | image = Echinocereus_rigidissimus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Echinocereinae | genus = '''Echinocereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Includes ''Wilcoxia'', excludes ''Morangaya''. }} == Etymology == The name comes from the Greek ''echinos'' (hedgehog) and the Latin ''cereus'' (candle), referring to the spiny, often cyli...")
  • 17:1617:16, 3 April 2026 Echinocactus (hist | edit) [3,023 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Echinocactus | image = Echinocactus_platyacanthus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Echinocactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Note: ''E. grusonii'' has been moved to ''Kroenleinia''. }} == Etymology == Derived from the Greek ''echinos'' (hedgehog or sea-urchin), referring to the globose shape of these plants, which are heavily armed with stout spine...")
  • 17:1217:12, 3 April 2026 Disocactus (hist | edit) [3,076 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Disocactus | image = Disocactus_phyllanthoides.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Hylocereinae | genus = '''Disocactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Not to be confused with the terrestrial genus ''Discocactus''. }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Greek ''dis'' (twice) and refers to the equal length of the inner and outer flower...")

2 April 2026

  • 16:4316:43, 2 April 2026 Discocactus (hist | edit) [4,992 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Discocactus | image = Discocactus_horstii.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Discocactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Not to be confused with the epiphytic genus ''Disocactus''. }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Greek ''diskos'' (disc) and refers to the characteristic flattened, disc-like shape of the plants, p...")
  • 16:3616:36, 2 April 2026 Denmoza (hist | edit) [2,481 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Denmoza | image = Denmoza_rhodacantha.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Trichocereinae | genus = '''Denmoza''' | notes = Monotypic genus. Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name is an anagram of **Mendoza**, the province in Argentina where the genus was first discovered. == Description == '''Denmoza''' is a monotypic genus of cacti that are...")
  • 16:3416:34, 2 April 2026 Dendrocereus (hist | edit) [2,454 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Dendrocereus | image = Dendrocereus_nudiflorus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Corryocactinae | genus = '''Dendrocereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Greek ''dendron'' (tree) and the Latin ''cereus'' (wax candle), referring to the massive, arborescent (tree-like) growth habit of these plants...")
  • 16:2316:23, 2 April 2026 Cylindropuntia (hist | edit) [4,171 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Cylindropuntia | image = Cylindropuntia_bigelovii.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Opuntioideae | tribe = Cylindropuntieae | genus = '''Cylindropuntia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) and Griffith & Porter (2009). }} == Etymology == The name translates to "Cylindrical Opuntia," referring to the cylindrical or club-shaped stems of this genus, which distinguish it from the flattened stems of the...")
  • 16:2116:21, 2 April 2026 Cumulopuntia (hist | edit) [3,239 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Cumulopuntia | image = Cumulopuntia_boliviana.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Opuntioideae | tribe = Tephrocacteae | genus = '''Cumulopuntia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) and Ritz et al. (2012). }} == Etymology == The name translates to "Pile of Opuntias," from the Latin ''cumulus'' (heap/pile), referring to the characteristic mound-shaped or compact cushion-like growth habit of the plants....")

1 April 2026

  • 14:3214:32, 1 April 2026 Cumarinia (hist | edit) [2,571 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Cumarinia | image = Cumarinia_odorata.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Cumarinia''' | notes = Monotypic genus. Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) and Breslin et al. (2021). }} == Etymology == The name is derived from **coumarin**, an aromatic chemical compound found in plants like tonka beans (''Dipteryx odorata'') and fragrant bedstraw. The flowers and fruits of this...")
  • 14:2814:28, 1 April 2026 Cryptocereus (hist | edit) [2,375 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Cryptocereus | image = Cryptocereus_anthonyanus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Hylocereinae | genus = '''Cryptocereus''' | notes = Monotypic genus. Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Greek ''kryptos'' (hidden) and ''cereus'' (wax candle). It refers to the fact that the genus remained undiscovered for a long...")
  • 14:2514:25, 1 April 2026 Corynopuntia (hist | edit) [3,333 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Corynopuntia | image = Corynopuntia_invicta.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Opuntioideae | tribe = Cylindropuntieae | genus = '''Corynopuntia''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015), recognizing it as distinct from Grusonia. }} == Etymology == The name translates to "Club-Opuntia," derived from the Greek ''koryne'' (club/mace), referring to the characteristic club-shaped or clavate stem segments of t...")
  • 14:2214:22, 1 April 2026 Coryphantha (hist | edit) [4,669 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Coryphantha | image = Coryphantha_elephantidens.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Coryphantha''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) with insights from Breslin et al. (2021). }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Greek words ''koryphe'' (summit/top) and ''anthos'' (flower), referring to the characteristic position of the flowers at the apex of the pl...")
  • 14:1714:17, 1 April 2026 Corryocactus (hist | edit) [3,227 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Corryocactus | image = Corryocactus_brevistylus.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Corryocactinae | genus = '''Corryocactus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus was named in honor of **Thomas Avery Corry** (1862–1942), an engineer for the Southern Railway of Peru (Ferrocarril del Sur). He assisted Britton and Rose dur...")

31 March 2026

  • 13:5413:54, 31 March 2026 Copiapoa (hist | edit) [3,520 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Copiapoa | image = Copiapoa_cinerea.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Copiapoae | genus = '''Copiapoa''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The genus is named after the province of **Copiapó** in northern Chile, where the first species were discovered and described. == Description == '''Copiapoa''' is a genus of globose to elongated cacti, showing extreme va...")
  • 13:4113:41, 31 March 2026 Consolea (hist | edit) [3,208 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Consolea | image = Consolea_moniliformis.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Opuntioideae | tribe = Opuntieae | genus = '''Consolea''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) based on Majure et al. (2012). }} == Etymology == The genus was named in honor of Michelangelo Console (1812–1897), an Italian botanist and curator of the Botanical Garden of Palermo who specialized in cacti. == Description == '''Co...")
  • 13:3613:36, 31 March 2026 Coleocephalocereus (hist | edit) [3,152 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Coleocephalocereus | image = Coleocephalocereus_fluminensis.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cereeae | subtribe = Cereinae | genus = '''Coleocephalocereus''' | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). }} == Etymology == The name is derived from the Greek ''koleos'' (sheath/wrapped) and ''kephale'' (head), combined with ''cereus'' (wax candle). It refers to the genus's characteristi...")

30 March 2026

  • 06:5806:58, 30 March 2026 Cochemiea (hist | edit) [3,343 bytes] Badmin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Cochemiea | image = Cochemiea_poselgeri.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Cacteae | genus = '''Cochemiea''' | notes = Updated classification following Breslin et al. (2021) and Joël Lodé. }} == Etymology == The genus is named after the **Cochimí Indians**, the indigenous inhabitants of the central part of the Baja California peninsula, where the core species of this genus are endemic. =...")
  • 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...")
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