A cactus (plural: cacti, cactuses, or cactus)[3] is a member o the plant faimily Cactaceae within the order Caryophyllales.

Cactus
Temporal range: 35–0 Ma
Late Eocene - Recent
Various Cactaceae
Scientific classification e
Kinrick: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Faimily: Cactaceae
Juss.[1]
Subfaimilies
Synonyms[2]
  • Opuntiaceae Desv.
  • Leuchtenbergiaceae Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.

References eedit

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 6 Julie 2013.
  2. http://www.gbif.org/species/2519
  3. "cactus", Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, retrieved 13 Februar 2012