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International Encyclopedia of Cactaceae

This classification follows the Joël Lodé system (v1.19 - Updated 2019).

Family Cactaceae

The family is divided into five subfamilies.

I. Subfamily Pereskioideae

• Pereskia

II. Subfamily Leuenbergerioideae

• Leuenbergeria

III. Subfamily Maihuenioideae

• Maihuenia

IV. Subfamily Opuntioideae

Tribe Cylindropuntieae

• • Corynopuntia, Cylindropuntia, Grusonia, Micropuntia, Pereskiopsis, Quiabentia

Tribe Opuntieae

• • Airampoa, Brasiliopuntia, Consolea, Miqueliopuntia, Opuntia (incl. Nopalea), Salmonopuntia, Tacinga

Tribe Tephrocacteae

• • Austrocylindropuntia, Cumulopuntia, Maihueniopsis, Pterocactus, Punotia, Tephrocactus

V. Subfamily Cactoideae

Tribe Blossfeldieae

• • Blossfeldia

Tribe Cacteae

• • Acharagma, Ancistrocactus, Ariocarpus, Astrophytum, Aztekium, Cochemiea, Coryphantha, Cumarinia, Echinocactus, Echinofossulocactus, Echinomastus, Epithelantha, Escobaria, Ferocactus, Geohintonia, Glandulicactus, Homalocephala, Kadenicarpus, Kroenleinia, Leuchtenbergia, Lophophora, Mammillaria, Mammilloydia, Mitrocereus, Neolloydia, Neogomesia, Obregonia, Ortegocactus, Pediocactus, Pelecyphora, Rapicactus, Sclerocactus, Strombocactus, Thelocactus, Turbinicarpus

Tribe Cereeae

Subtribe Cereinae

• • • Arrojadoa, Bragaia, Brasilicereus, Cereus, Cipocereus, Coleocephalocereus, Discocactus, Espostoopsis, Estevesia, Facheiroa, Floribunda, Lagenosocereus, Leocereus, Melocactus, Micranthocereus, Mirabella, Monvillea, Pierrebraunia, Pilosocereus, Praecereus, Siccobaccatus, Stephanocereus, Stetsonia, Uebelmannia

Subtribe Rebutiinae

• • • Aylostera, Azureocereus, Browningia, Lasiocereus, Rebutia, Weingartia

Subtribe Trichocereinae

• • • Acanthocalycium, Arthrocereus, Borzicactus, Cephalocleistocactus, Cleistocactus, Denmoza, Echinopsis, Espostoa, Gymnocalycium, Haageocereus, Harrisia, Hildewintera, Lobivia, Loxanthocereus, Matucana, Mila, Neoabbottia, Oreocereus, Oroya, Rauhocereus, Reicheocactus, Samaipaticereus, Setiechinopsis, Trichocereus, Vatricania, Weberbauerocereus, Yungasocereus

Tribe Copiapoeae

• • Copiapoa

Tribe Lymanbensonieae

• • Calymmanthium, Lymanbensonia

Tribe Notocacteae

• • Acanthocephala, Bolivicactus, Brasiliparodia, Eriocephala, Eriosyce, Frailea, Islaya, Malacocarpus, Neowerdermannia, Notocactus, Parodia, Rimacactus, Wigginsia, Yavia

Tribe Phyllocacteae

Subtribe Corryocactinae

• • • Armatocereus, Austrocactus, Brachycereus, Castellanosia, Corryocactus, Dendrocereus, Eulychnia, Jasminocereus, Leptocereus, Neoraimondia, Pfeiffera

Subtribe Echinocereinae

• • • Acanthocereus, Backebergia, Bergerocactus, Carnegiea, Cephalocereus, Echinocereus, Escontria, Isolatocereus, Lemaireocereus, Lophocereus, Marshallocereus, Morangaya, Myrtillocactus, Neobuxbaumia, Nyctocereus, Pachycereus, Peniocereus, Polaskia, Pseudoacanthocereus, Pterocereus, Stenocereus, Strophocactus

Subtribe Hylocereinae

• • • Aporocactus, Disocactus, Epiphyllum, Heliocereus, Hylocereus. Kimnachia, Marniera, Pseudorhipsalis, Selenicereus, Weberocereus

Tribe Rhipsalideae

• • Hatiora, Lepismium, Lymanbensonia, Rhipsalidopsis, Rhipsalis, Schlumbergera

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Notes

• This classification strictly follows the Joël Lodé system (v1.19), based on his final updates in December 2019.
• Leuenbergerioideae is now recognized as a distinct subfamily for the "Northern clade" of former Pereskia.
• Rehabilitated genera (2019): Includes Homalocephala, Deamia, Kadenicarpus, Ancistrocactus, Rhipsalidopsis, Heliocereus, and Salmonopuntia.
• New genera: Added Cremnocereus and Kimnachia.
• Echinopsis alliance: Lodé maintains the separation of Trichocereus, Lobivia, and Soehrensia (included in Lobivia here) from Echinopsis s.s.
• Aquino et al. (2022) – Phylogenetic revision of Pelecyphora

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