2026

Phylogenetic classification of the family Cactaceae (updated taxonomy)

ID	Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe	Genera
1	Leuenbergerioideae			Leuenbergeria
2	Pereskioideae			Pereskia
3.1	Opuntioideae	Opuntieae		Airampoa, Brasiliopuntia, Consolea, Miqueliopuntia, Opuntia, Salmonopuntia, Tacinga
3.2	Opuntioideae	Cylindropuntieae		Cylindropuntia, Grusonia, Micropuntia, Pereskiopsis, Quiabentia
3.3	Opuntioideae	Pterocacteae		Austrocylindropuntia, Cumulopuntia, Maihueniopsis, Pterocactus, Tephrocactus
4	Maihuenioideae			Maihuenia
5	Blossfeldioideae			Blossfeldia
6.1	Cactoideae	Lymanbensonieae		Calymmanthium, Lymanbensonia
6.2	Cactoideae	Copiapoeae		Copiapoa
6.3.1	Cactoideae	Cacteae	Echinocactinae	Astrophytum, Aztekium, Echinocactus, Geohintonia, Sclerocactus
6.3.2	Cactoideae	Cacteae	Ferocactinae	Ferocactus, Glandulicactus, Kroenleinia, Leuchtenbergia, Stenocactus, Thelocactus
6.3.3	Cactoideae	Cacteae	Cactinae	Acharagma, Ariocarpus, Cochemiea, Coryphantha, Cumarinia, Epithelantha, Escobaria, Kadenicarpus, Lophophora, Mammillaria, Mammilloydia, Neolloydia, Obregonia, Oehmea, Ortegocactus, Pediocactus, Pelecyphora, Rapicactus, Strombocactus, Turbinicarpus
6.4.1	Cactoideae	Phyllocacteae	Corryocactinae	Austrocactus, Brachycereus, Corryocactus, Eulychnia, Jasminocereus, Neoraimondia, Pfeiffera, Strophocactus
6.4.2	Cactoideae	Phyllocacteae	Leptocereinae	Armatocereus, Castellanosia, Leptocereus
6.4.3	Cactoideae	Phyllocacteae	Hylocereinae	Acanthocereus, Aporocactus, Disocactus, Epiphyllum, Hylocereus, Kimnachia, Pseudorhipsalis, Selenicereus, Weberocereus
6.4.4	Cactoideae	Phyllocacteae	Echinocereinae	Backebergia, Bergerocactus, Carnegiea, Cephalocereus, Echinocereus, Escontria, Isolatocereus, Lemaireocereus, Lophocereus, Marginatocereus, Marshallocereus, Myrtillocactus, Nyctocereus, Pachycereus, Peniocereus, Polaskia, Pterocereus, Stenocereus
6.5	Cactoideae	Fraileeae		Frailea
6.6	Cactoideae	Rhipsalideae		Hatiora, Lepismium, Rhipsalidopsis, Rhipsalis, Schlumbergera
6.7	Cactoideae	Notocacteae		Eriosyce, Neowerdermannia, Parodia, Yavia
6.8.1	Cactoideae	Cereeae	Uebelmanniinae	Uebelmannia
6.8.2	Cactoideae	Cereeae	Aylosterinae	Aylostera
6.8.3	Cactoideae	Cereeae	Rebutiinae	Browningia, Rebutia, Weingartia
6.8.4	Cactoideae	Cereeae	Gymnocalyciinae	Gymnocalycium
6.8.5	Cactoideae	Cereeae	Cereinae	Arrojadoa, Brasilicereus, Cereus, Cipocereus, Coleocephalocereus, Discocactus, Espostoopsis, Facheiroa, Floribunda, Lagenosocereus, Leocereus, Melocactus, Micranthocereus, Pierrebraunia, Pilosocereus, Praecereus, Siccobaccatus, Stephanocereus, Stetsonia, Xiquexique
6.8.6	Cactoideae	Cereeae	Reicheocactinae	Reicheocactus
6.8.7	Cactoideae	Cereeae	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

* Paraphyletic taxa are marked with an asterisk (*). Classification follows recent phylogenetic studies (e.g. de Vos et al.).