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M&J Cactus Wiki International Encyclopedia of Cactaceae based on the Taxonomy of Joël Lodé (v1.19)

Classification of the Family Cactaceae

The family is divided into four subfamilies. Below is the complete taxonomic backbone, updated according to the latest Joël Lodé index.

I. Subfamily Pereskioideae

• Leuenbergeria, Pereskia

II. Subfamily Maihuenioideae

• Maihuenia

III. Subfamily Opuntioideae

Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae

• Austrocylindropuntia, Cumulopuntia, Punotia

Tribe Cylindropuntieae

• Cylindropuntia, Grusonia, Pereskiopsis, Quiabentia

Tribe Opuntieae

• Airampoa (formerly Tunilla), Brasiliopuntia, Consolea, Miqueliopuntia, Opuntia, Salmonopuntia, Tacinga

Tribe Pterocacteae

• Pterocactus

Tribe Tephrocacteae

• Maihueniopsis, Tephrocactus

IV. Subfamily Cactoideae

The largest subfamily, organized into 9 distinct tribes in the Lodé system.

1. Tribe Blossfeldieae

• Blossfeldia

2. Tribe Cacteae

• Acharagma, Ancistrocactus, 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

3. Tribe Cereeae

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

4. Tribe Hylocereeae

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

5. Tribe Lymanbensonieae

• Calymmanthium, Lymanbensonia

6. Tribe Notocacteae

• Acanthocephala, Austrocactus, Copiapoa, Eriosyce, Eulychnia, Frailea, Neowerdermannia, Parodia, Yavia

7. Tribe Pachycereeae

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

8. Tribe Rhipsalideae

• Hatiora, Lepismium, Rhipsalis, Schlumbergera

9. Tribe Trichocereeae

• Acanthocalycium, Arthrocereus, Borzicactus, Cleistocactus, Denmoza, Discocactus, Espostoa, Espostoopsis, Facheiroa, Gymnocalycium, Haageocereus, Harrisia, Lasiocereus, Leocereus, Lobivia, Matucana, Mila, Oreocereus, Oroya, Pygmaeocereus, Rauhocereus, Rebutia, Samaipaticereus, Soehrensia, Trichocereus, Weberbauerocereus, Yungasocereus

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