Browningia
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Browningia is a genus
of cacti
, comprising 11 known species
. It is named for W E Browning, director of the Instituto Inglés, Santiago,Chile.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cacti
Cacti
-See also:* RRDtool The underlying software upon which Cacti is built* MRTG The original Multi Router Traffic Grapher from which RRDtool was "extracted".* Munin -External links:******...
, comprising 11 known species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
. It is named for W E Browning, director of the Instituto Inglés, Santiago,Chile.
Synonymy
Synonyms of this genus are:- Azureocereus AkersAkers-People:*Alan Burt Akers, penname of Kenneth Bulmer*Bill Akers, Major League Baseball infielder*Charles W. Akers, historian and educator*Courtney Akers, British actress*Dave Akers, videogame designer*David Akers, American football placekicker...
& H.Johnson - Castellanosia CárdenasCárdenasCárdenas is a surname generally of Spanish origin.FAMILY ORIGIN:The family name Cardenas is a local surname which came from the region of La Rioja, Spain...
- Gymnocereus Rauh & Backeb.