2025

Classification of Cactaceae (McGinnie et al., 2025)

This hierarchical list represents the updated classification of the cactus family. Paraphyletic taxa are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Subfamily Leuenbergerioideae
  • Leuenbergeria

• Subfamily Pereskioideae
  • Pereskia

• Subfamily Opuntioideae
  • Tribe Opuntieae
    • Airampoa, Brasiliopuntia, Consolea, Miqueliopuntia, Opuntia, Salmonopuntia, Tacinga
  • Tribe Cylindropuntieae
    • Cylindropuntia, Grusonia, Micropuntia, Pereskiopsis, Quiabentia
  • Tribe Pterocacteae
    • Austrocylindropuntia, Cumulopuntia, Maihueniopsis, Pterocactus, Tephrocactus

• Subfamily Maihuenioideae
  • Maihuenia

• Subfamily Blossfeldioideae
  • Blossfeldia

• Subfamily Cactoideae
  • Tribe Lymanbensonieae
    • Calymmanthium, Lymanbensonia
  • Tribe Copiapoeae
    • Copiapoa
  • Tribe Cacteae
    • Subtribe *Echinocactinae
      • Astrophytum, Aztekium, Echinocactus, Geohintonia, Sclerocactus
    • Subtribe Ferocactinae
      • Ferocactus, Glandulicactus, Kroenleinia, Leuchtenbergia, Stenocactus, Thelocactus
    • Subtribe Cactinae
      • Acharagma, Ariocarpus, Cochemiea, Coryphantha, Cumarinia, Epithelantha, Escobaria, Kadenicarpus, Lophophora, Mammillaria, Mammilloydia, Neolloydia, Obregonia, Oehmea, Ortegocactus, Pediocactus, Pelecyphora, Rapicactus, Strombocactus, Turbinicarpus
  • Tribe Phyllocacteae
    • Subtribe *Corryocactinae
      • Austrocactus, Brachycereus, Corryocactus, Eulychnia, Jasminocereus, Neoraimondia, Pfeiffera, Strophocactus
    • Subtribe Leptocereinae
      • Armatocereus, Castellanosia, Leptocereus
    • Subtribe Hylocereinae
      • Acanthocereus, Aporocactus, Disocactus, Epiphyllum, Hylocereus, Kimnachia, Pseudorhipsalis, Selenicereus, Weberocereus
    • Subtribe Echinocereinae
      • Backebergia, Bergerocactus, Carnegiea, Cephalocereus, Echinocereus, Escontria, Isolatocereus, Lemaireocereus, Lophocereus, Marginatocereus, Marshallocereus, Myrtillocactus, Nyctocereus, Pachycereus, Peniocereus, Polaskia, Pterocereus, Stenocereus
  • Tribe Fraileeae
    • Frailea
  • Tribe Rhipsalideae
    • Hatiora, Lepismium, Rhipsalidopsis, Rhipsalis, Schlumbergera
  • Tribe Notocacteae
    • Eriosyce, Neowerdermannia, Parodia (incl. Notocactus), Yavia
  • Tribe Cereeae
    • Subtribe Uebelmanniinae
      • Uebelmannia
    • Subtribe Aylosterinae
      • Aylostera
    • Subtribe Rebutiinae
      • Browningia, Rebutia, Weingartia
    • Subtribe Gymnocalyciinae
      • Gymnocalycium
    • Subtribe Cereinae
      • Arrojadoa, Brasilicereus, Cereus, Cipocereus, Coleocephalocereus, Discocactus, Espostoopsis, Facheiroa, Floribunda, Lagenosocereus, Leocereus, Melocactus, Micranthocereus, Pierrebraunia, Pilosocereus, Praecereus, Siccobaccatus, Stephanocereus, Stetsonia, Xiquexique
    • Subtribe Reicheocactinae
      • Reicheocactus
    • Subtribe Trichocereinae
      • Acanthocalycium, Arthrocereus, Borzicactus, Cephalocleistocactus, Cleistocactus, Cremnocereus, Denmoza, Echinopsis, Espostoa, Haageocereus, Harrisia, Lasiocereus, Leucostele, Matucana, Mila, Oreocereus, Oroya, Pygmaeocereus, Rauhocereus, Samaipaticereus, Setiechinopsis, Vatricania, Weberbauerocereus, Winterocereus, Yungasocereus