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Family Cactaceae

Family Cactaceae

Name: Cactaceae

Meaning of Name:
Cactaceae, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, ‘a spiny plant, possibly the cardoon’) + Latin -āceae (the feminine plural of -āceus, ‘resembling’, a suffix used to form the taxonomic family names of plants, algae, bacteria, and fungi)

Common Name:
The cactus family

Botanical Information:
Cactaceae, or the cactus family, contains roughly 127 genera and 1,750 species. (Sadly, not all here with me!)

Cacti are famously known for their thick fleshy stems and spines, but not all species in Cactaceae are actually recognisable as cacti. A prime example is the Rhipsalis genus, or ‘jungle/mistletoe cacti’.

One defining botanical characteristic all Cactaceae share is the presence of areoles, unique to this family. Areoles are the small bumps on cacti stems, which are really highly-specialised branches, from which the spines, flowers and normal shoots grow.

Over 99% of the Cactaceae also make use of Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to conserve water when fixing carbon dioxide (CO2). CAM is also found in the Bromeliaceae family, another group adapted to hot or dry regions.

Rhipsalis cereuscula (Rice or Coral Cactus)  as Propagation Material Rhipsalis cereuscula (Rice or Coral Cactus)  as Propagation Material
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Family: Cactaceae (the cactus family) Genus: Rhipsalis (includes many Central and South American epiphytes) Botanical/Binomial Name: Rhipsalis cereuscula Meaning of Name: Rhipsalis, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥίψ (rhíps, ‘wickerwork’) + Latin -alis (‘-al’): pertaining to wickerwork; and ..
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Rhipsalis grandiflora as Propagation Material Rhipsalis grandiflora as Propagation Material
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Family: Cactaceae (the cactus family) Genus: Rhipsalis (includes many Central and South American epiphytes) Botanical/Binomial Name: Rhipsalis grandiflora Meaning of Name: Rhipsalis, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥίψ (rhíps, ‘wickerwork’) + Latin -alis (‘-al’): pertaining to wickerwork; and..
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