Bergerocactus

Bergerocactus

Synonymy

Bergerocactus Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 435. 1909 sec. Arias & al. 2005

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Notes

Bergerocactus is a monotypic genus within the Pachycereinae clade, and may be sister to Nyctocereus (Arias & al. 2005). Bergerocactus emoryi represents a unique tetraploid taxon, with the possibility of hybridizing with Myrtillocactus and Pachycereus in the floristic province of Baja California, where it is endemic.A
A. Arias, S. 2021: Revisions of Acanthocereus, Aporocactus, Astrophytum, Bergerocactus, Cephalocereus, Disocactus, Marshallocereus, Nyctocereus, Pachycereus, Peniocereus, Pereskiopsis, Selenicereus, Stenocereus, Strophocactus – In: Korotkova N. & al., Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. – Willdenowia: 251-270