Mirabella (plant)
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| Mirabella | |
|---|---|
| Mirabella estevesii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Mirabella F.Ritter[1] |
| Type species | |
| Mirabella albicaulis | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Cereus subg. Mirabella (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor | |
Mirabella is a former genus of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Brazil.[3] The genus was erected by Friedrich Ritter in 1979.[1] It has been reclassified as the subgenus Mirabella of the genus Cereus.[2] This taxonomic change is accepted by the Plants of the World Online.