Acanthocereus
（重定向自Dendrocereus）
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![Barbed-wire Cactus stem](/Images/godic/202501/08/Acanthocereus_pentagonus12252.jpg")
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![Flor de Acanthocereus tetragonus.](/Images/godic/202501/08/Acantho12252.jpg")
Acanthocereus is a genus of cacti. Its species take the form of shrubs with arching or climbing stems up to several meters in height. The generic name is derived from the Greek word άκανθα (acantha), meaning spine, and the Latin word cereus, meaning candle.