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M&J Cactus Wiki International Encyclopedia of Cactaceae based on the Phylogeny of Joël Lodé

Classification of the Family Cactaceae

The family is divided into four subfamilies. Below is the complete taxonomic backbone according to Joël Lodé (2015-2026).

I. Subfamily Pereskioideae

• Pereskia

II. Subfamily Maihuenioideae

• Maihuenia

III. Subfamily Opuntioideae

Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae

• Austrocylindropuntia, Cumulopuntia, Punotia

Tribe Cylindropuntieae

• Cylindropuntia, Grusonia, Pereskiopsis, Quiabentia

Tribe Opuntieae

• Brasiliopuntia, Consolea, Miqueliopuntia, Opuntia, Salmonopuntia, Tacinga

Tribe Pterocacteae

• Pterocactus

Tribe Tephrocacteae

• Maihueniopsis, Tephrocactus

IV. Subfamily Cactoideae

This is the most complex subfamily, divided into 9 major tribes under the Lodé system.

1. Tribe Blossfeldieae

• Blossfeldia

2. 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

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

• 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

• 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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