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

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, Rebutia, Sulcorebutia, Weingartia

Subtribe Trichocereinae

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

Tribe Copiapoeae

• • Copiapoa

Tribe Hylocereeae

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

Tribe Lymanbensonieae

• • Calymmanthium, Lymanbensonia

Tribe Notocacteae

• • Acanthocephala, Bolivicactus, Brasiliparodia, Eriosyce, Frailea, Neowerdermannia, Parodia, Yavia

Tribe Pachycereeae

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

Tribe Phyllocacteae

Subtribe Corryocactinae

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

Subtribe Echinocereinae

• • • Carnegiea, Cephalocereus, Echinocereus

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).
• Cochemiea has been expanded to include the Ancistracanthae series following Breslin et al. (2021).
• Cintia is now treated as a synonym of Weingartia based on molecular data.
• Carnegiea and Echinocereus are placed within Echinocereinae (tribe Phyllocacteae) according to Lodé's recent updates.

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