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21. fouquieriaceae (Phocagallery / fouquieriaceae) Habitat: Mexico and western United States. Description: dicotyledonous plants growing into spiny shrubs or deciduous trees with large flowers. Synonymous with Idria. Soil: basic mix. Location: ... 22. gesneriaceae (Phocagallery / gesneriaceae) Habitat: tropical and subtropical areas, particularly in the Caribbeans and other regions north of South America. Description: a family of dicotyledonous plants comprising one hundred genera or so; ... 23. gymnocalycium (Phocagallery / gymnocalycium) Habitat: South America: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Brazil, Bolivia, found from sea level to 1000 m (3300 ft) of altitude. Description: a genus of small, globular or short cylindrical cacti ... 24. harrisia (Phocagallery / harrisia) Habitat: Cuba, Argentina, Jamaica, Florida. Description: sprawling or creeping night-flowering plants with large, long-tubed blooms in the summer, followed by scaly fruits. They are now within the genus ... 25. heliocereus (Phocagallery / heliocereus) ... fragrant flowers open during the day in the summer and are long-lasting. Soil: fertile mix. Location: grow in partial shade. Temperature: the minimum temperature should stay above 8-10°C (46-50°F). ... 26. hylocereus (Phocagallery / hylocereus) Habitat: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Antilles, and some northern regions of South America. The genus is spread over tropical areas with a humid, jungle-like climate. Description: a genus of forest ... 27. islaya (Phocagallery / islaya) ... pots. Main species of Islaya: Islaya minor; Islaya islayensis; Islaya grandis. ... 28. leuchtenbergia (Phocagallery / leuchtenbergia) Habitat: Mexico. Description: it is the sole species in the genus; these small plants have a big taproot and triangular, elongated tubercles with papery spines on their tip. The yellow flowers are large ... 29. lobivia (Phocagallery / lobivia) Habitat: South America: Bolivia, Peru, Argentina. Description: a genus of small clumping globular plants, naturally growing in mountainous regions. In the summer, large, funnel-shaped flowers are borne ... 30. lophocereus (Phocagallery / lophocereus) Habitat: Arizona, Mexico. Description: a group of columnar, upright cacti branching from the base that form greenish shrub-like structures. They have prominent ribs and large woolly areoles. The spines ... 31. myrtillocactus (Phocagallery / myrtillocactus) Habitat: high plateau region of central Mexico, Guatemala. Description: a group of branching, tree-like cacti with more or less prominent ribs that are difficult to get to flower in cultivation. The ... 32. neolloydia (Phocagallery / neolloydia) ... var. grandiflora syn. Coryphantha grandiflora; N. gautii; Neolloydia pseudomacrochele. ... 33. neoporteria (Phocagallery / neoporteria) ... substrate with no humus and a coarse texture obtained by mixing lapillus, pumice stone and fine granite gravel, pH of 6. The genus Pyrrhocactus requires a substrate with 30% leaf mould and 70% sand. Location: ... 34. nopalxochia (Phocagallery / nopalxochia) Habitat: Mexico, Costa Rica. Description: a group of plants resembling Epiphyllum that produce funnel-shaped, pink or red flowers. They are epiphytes and some are native to rainforests; the flattened ... 35. notocactus (Phocagallery / notocactus) Habitat: prairies of Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina. Description: cacti with a globular or cylindrical stem that produce yellow, quite large flowers from the centre of the apex or just below it. Spines may ... 36. nyctocereus (Phocagallery / nyctocereus) ... of 10°C (50°F). Water: average. Cultivation tips: propagation is from cuttings. Main species of Nyctocereus: Nyctocereus serpentinus, syn. Peniocereus s; Nyctocereus hirschtianus, with fragrant ... 37. obregonia (Phocagallery / obregonia) Habitat: northwestern Mexico. Description: the genus is related to Ariocarpus and Strombocactus; the plants have a big taproot, large triangular, rosette-like tubercles with areoles on their tip. The ... 38. opuntia (Phocagallery / opuntia) Habitat: the genus is widespread across America, from sea level to 3000 metres (9800 ft). Description: these plants are variable in size and develop braches with flat, cylindrical or globular ribless ... 39. parodia (Phocagallery / parodia) Habitat: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay. Description: these beautiful small, spiny cacti with a cylindrical or globular stem can bloom just 2 or 3 years after sowing. The large, funnel-shaped ... 40. pediocactus (Phocagallery / pediocactus) ... plants are native to low-rainfall regions. Water sparingly during the rest period to prevent the flower buds from dropping. An abundant supply of water should be granted when the vegetative period starts ...
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