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M🌵J Cactus Wiki International Encyclopedia of Cactaceae This classification strictly follows the Joël Lodé system (v1.19). Synonyms and alternative names are handled on dedicated pages.

Classification of the Family Cactaceae

The family is divided into four subfamilies.

I. Subfamily Pereskioideae

• Leuenbergeria, Pereskia

II. Subfamily Maihuenioideae

• Maihuenia

III. Subfamily Opuntioideae

Tribe Cylindropuntieae

• Cylindropuntia, Grusonia, Pereskiopsis, Quiabentia

Tribe Opuntieae

• Airampoa, Brasiliopuntia, Consolea, Miqueliopuntia, Opuntia, Salmonopuntia, Tacinga

Tribe Tephrocacteae

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

IV. Subfamily Cactoideae

Tribe Blossfeldieae

• Blossfeldia

Tribe Browningieae

• Azureocereus, Castellanosia, Jasminocereus, Neoraimondia, Stetsonia

Tribe Cacteae

• Acharagma, Ariocarpus, Astrophytum, Aztekium, Cochemiea, Coryphantha, Echinocactus, Echinofossulocactus, Epithelantha, Escobaria, Ferocactus, Geohintonia, Kadenicereus, Leuchtenbergia, Lophophora, Mammillaria, Neolloydia, Obregonia, Ortegocactus, Pediocactus, Pelecyphora, Rapicactus, Sclerocactus, Strombocactus, Thelocactus, Turbinicarpus

Tribe Cereeae

Subtribe Cereinae

• Arrojadoa, Bragaia, Brasilicereus, Cereus, Cipocereus, Coleocephalocereus, Melocactus, Micranthocereus, Pierrebraunia, Pilosocereus, Praecereus, Stephanocereus, Uebelmannia

Subtribe Trichocereinae

• Acanthocalycium, Arthrocereus, Borzicactus, Cleistocactus, Denmoza, Espostoa, Gymnocalycium, Haageocereus, Harrisia, Lobivia, Matucana, Mila, Oreocereus, Oroya, Rauhocereus, Samaipaticereus, Trichocereus, Weberbauerocereus, Yungasocereus

Subtribe Rebutiinae

• Aylostera, Rebutia, Weingartia

Tribe Hylocereeae

• Acanthocereus, Aporocactus, Deamia, Disocactus, Epiphyllum, Kimnachia, Pseudorhipsalis, Selenicereus, Weberocereus

Tribe Lymanbensonieae

• Calymmanthium, Lymanbensonia

Tribe Notocacteae

• Acanthocephala, Bolivicactus, Brasiliparodia, Copiapoa, Eriosyce, Frailea, Neowerdermannia, Parodia, Yavia

Tribe Pachycereeae

• Backebergia, Bergerocactus, Carnegiea, Cephalocereus, Corryocactus, Echinocereus, Escontria, Isolatocereus, Leptocereus, Lophocereus, Marshallocereus, Myrtillocactus, Pachycereus, Peniocereus, Polaskia, Stenocereus

Tribe Phyllocacteae

Subtribe Corryocactinae

• Armatocereus, Austrocactus, Brachycereus, Corryocactus, Eulychnia

Subtribe Pfeifferinae

• Leocereus, Pfeiffera

Tribe Rhipsalideae

• Hatiora, Lepismium, Rhipsalis, Schlumbergera

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Notes

• This classification follows the Joël Lodé system (v1.19).
• Ancistrocactus is now included within Sclerocactus according to recent DNA studies.
• Synonyms and historical names are treated on separate dedicated pages.

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