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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.

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 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 Rebutiinae

• Aylostera, Browningia, Cintia, Rebutia, Sulcorebutia, Weingartia

Subtribe Trichocereinae

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

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

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

Tribe Phyllocacteae

Subtribe Corryocactinae

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

Subtribe Pfeifferinae

• Leocereus, Pfeiffera

Tribe Rhipsalideae

• Hatiora, Lepismium, Rhipsalis, Schlumbergera

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Notes

• This classification strictly follows the Joël Lodé system (v1.19).
• Browningia and Aylostera are placed in subtribe Rebutiinae based on recent molecular data confirmed by Lodé.
• 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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