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M🌵J Cactus Wiki International Encyclopedia of Cactaceae This classification strictly follows the Joël Lodé system (v1.19 - Updated 2019).

Family Cactaceae

The family is divided into four subfamilies.

I. Subfamily Pereskioideae

• Leuenbergeria, Pereskia

II. Subfamily Maihuenioideae

• Maihuenia

III. Subfamily Opuntioideae

Tribe Cylindropuntieae

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

Tribe Opuntieae

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

Tribe Tephrocacteae

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

IV. 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, Neolloydia, Obregonia, Ortegocactus, Pediocactus, Pelecyphora, Rapicactus, Sclerocactus, Strombocactus, Thelocactus, Turbinicarpus

Tribe Cereeae

Subtribe Cereinae

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

Subtribe Rebutiinae

• • • Aylostera, Browningia, Rebutia, Weingartia

Subtribe Trichocereinae

• • • Acanthocalycium, Arthrocereus, Azureocereus, Borzicactus, Cephalocleistocactus, Cleistocactus, Cremnocereus, Denmoza, Espostoa, Espostoopsis, Facheiroa, Gymnocalycium, Haageocereus, Harrisia, Lasiocereus, Lobivia, Matucana, Mila, Oreocereus, Oroya, Rauhocereus, Reicheocactus, Samaipaticereus, Trichocereus, Vatricania, Weberbauerocereus, Yungasocereus

Tribe Copiapoeae

• • Copiapoa

Tribe Hylocereeae

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

Tribe Lymanbensonieae

• • Calymmanthium, Lymanbensonia

Tribe Notocacteae

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

Tribe Pachycereeae

• • Backebergia, Bergerocactus, Carnegiea, Cephalocereus, Escontria, Isolatocereus, Lemaireocereus, Lophocereus, Marshallocereus, Mitrocereus, Myrtillocactus, Neobuxbaumia, Pachycereus, Peniocereus, Polaskia, Pterocereus, Stenocereus, Stetsonia

Tribe Phyllocacteae

Subtribe Corryocactinae

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

Subtribe Echinocereinae

• • • Echinocereus, Morangaya

Subtribe Pfeifferinae

• • • Leocereus, Pfeiffera

Tribe Rhipsalideae

• • Hatiora, Lepismium, Rhipsalis, Schlumbergera

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Notes

• This classification follows the Joël Lodé system (v1.19), updated with the 2019 "blue/red" revisions.
• Rehabilitated genera: Includes Homalocephala, Deamia, Kadenicarpus, and Ancistrocactus.
• New genera: Added Cremnocereus and Kimnachia.
• Deleted genera: Cryptocereus and Heliocereus are merged into related taxa per DNA studies.

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