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n. - Mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers.

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  • Notable cactaceae include: Acanthocereus tetragonus, Cereus hexagonus, Opuntia eliator, Pilosocereus lanuginosus, and others.
  • Armathocereus humilis, Stenocereus griseus, Acanthocereus pentagonus y Pilosocereus colombianus; and woody species of bushes and trees such as Pithecellobium bogotense,...
  • Cereus variabilis (Acanthocereus tetragonus)
  • The flora in drought deciduous lowland and submontane woodland includes Acacia farnesiana, Acanthocereus colombianus, Bombacopsis quinata, Bourreria cumanensis, Bulnesia...
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