Rapicactus
| Rapicactus | |
|---|---|
| Rapicactus zaragosae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Cacteae |
| Genus: | Rapicactus Buxb. & Oehme |
| Type species | |
| Rapicactus subterraneus | |
| Species | |
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Rapicactus is a genus of cactus in the tribe Cacteae, subfamily Cactoideae. It has been synonymized with Turbinicarpus but molecular phylogenetic studies have supported its monophyly and separation from that genus.