Acanthocereus

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Related to Acanthocereus: Acanthocereus pentagonus, Acanthocereus tetragonus

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mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers

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genus Acanthocereus

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Inhibicion de lesiones por frio de pitaya amarilla (Acanthocereus pitajaya) a traves del choque termico: catalasa, peroxidasa y polifenoloxidasa.

Antioxidant enzymes and antioxidant activity in two soursop selections (Annona muricata L.) from Nayarit, Mexico stored at 15[degrees]C/ Enzimas antioxidantes y actividad antioxidante en dos selecciones de Guanabana (Annona muricata L.) de Nayarit, Mexico almacenadas a 15[degrees]C

Regarding the shrub and herbaceous layers, Acanthocereus tetragonus and Opuntia engelmannii had 84.57 and 97.24% relative dominance, respectively; these values were higher than those of all other species, revealing their physiognomic role in these layers.

Anacahuita Tree Cactaceae Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Jacubo Shrub Hummelinck Opuntia engelmannii Engelm.

Structure and diversity of a submontane scrub community in Tamaulipas, Mexico/Estructura y diversidad de una comunidad de matorral submontano en Tamaulipas, Mexico /Estrutura e diversidade de uma comunidade de matagal submontane em Tamaulipas, Mexico

For example, Nyctocereus was referred to as a synonym for Peniocereus; and Dendrocereus, as a synonym for Acanthocereus and moved to Echinocereeae by Barthlott and Hunt (1993) and later to Pachycereeae (Anderson, 2001).

They may occur as solitary prismatic crystals in Cereeae (some species of Cereus and Pilosocereus), Echinocereeae (species of Acanthocereus [Fig.

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