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Stenocereus beneckei (Stenocereus beneckei)

Description

Stenocereus beneckei is a species of the genus Stenocereus in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet honors a native of Berlin dealer Stephan (Etienne) Benecke (1808-1879), who emigrated to Mexico, where German consul of Mexico was and 1875, the Camara Nacional de Comercio founded.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Stenocereus