Cleistocactus
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| Scientific name | Cleistocactus |
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| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Rank | Genus |
| Higher classification | Trichocereeae |
| Family | Cactaceae |
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| ID | 2954524 |
About Cleistocactus
Cleistocactus is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to mountainous areas - to 3,000 m - of South America. The name comes from the Greek kleistos meaning closed because the flowers hardly open.