Browningia

Browningia
B. hertlingiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Subtribe: Rebutiinae
Genus: Browningia
Britton & Rose
Type species
Browningia candelaris
Synonyms
  • Azureocereus Akers & H.Johnson
  • Gymnanthocereus Backeb.
  • Gymnocereus Rauh & Backeb.

Browningia is a genus of cacti, comprising 11 accepted and 3 unresolved species. It is named for Webster E Browning (1869-1942), director of the Instituto Inglés, Santiago, Chile.