Botanical family
Cactaceae
Cactus family
14 species in this family
Stem succulents with areoles (specialized spine-bearing structures). Leaves reduced to spines. All true cacti are native to the Americas but many are naturalized in India.
- Leaf arrangement: absent/reduced
- Leaf type: succulent
- Growth forms: succulent/shrub/tree
- Inflorescence: solitary
- Fruit: berry
Species in CACTACEAE
- Fairy Castle CactusAcanthocereus tetragonus
- Column Cactus, Hedge CactusCereus peruvianus
- Easter Lily CactusEchinopsis oxygona
- Belle de Nuit, Lady of the Night, Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the NightEpiphyllum oxypetalum
- moon cactusGymnocalycium mihanovichii
- Benecke Fishhook CactusMammillaria beneckei
- Gold Lace CactusMammillaria elongata
- Thimble CactusMammillaria vetula
- Cocheneal PlantOpuntia cochenillifera
- Prickly PearOpuntia dillenii
- Common Prickly-pear, OpuntiaOpuntia elatior
- Rose CactusPereskia grandiflora
- Crab CactusSchlumbergera truncata
- Night-blooming CereusSelenicereus undatus
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