Systematics of the cactus plants

Echinocereus coccineus

This systematics of the cactus family offers an overview of the subfamilies and genera of the cactus family (Cactaceae).

Subfamily Pereskioideae

The Pereskioideae subfamily consists of the only genus Pereskia Mill .

Subfamily Maihuenioideae

The subfamily Maihuenioideae consists of the only genus Maihuenia (Phil. Ex FACWeber) K.Schum.

Subfamily Opuntioideae

The subfamily Opuntioideae consists of five tribes with the following genera:

Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae

• Austrocylindropuntia Backeb.
• Cumulopuntia F. Knight

Tribe Cylindropuntieae

• Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) FMKnuth
• Grusonia F. Rchb. ex Britton & Rose
• Pereskiopsis Britton & Rose
• Quiabentia Britton & Rose

Tribe Opuntieae

• Brasiliopuntia (K.Schum.) A.Berger
  • Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) A. Berger
• Consolea Lem.
• Miqueliopuntia Frič ex F. Ritter
  • Miqueliopuntia miquelii (Monv.) F. Ritter
• Opuntia Mill.
• Tacinga Britton & Rose
• Tunilla D.R. Hunt & Iliff

Tribe Pterocacteae

• Pterocactus K.Schum.

Tribe Tephrocacteae

• Maihueniopsis Speg.
• Tephrocactus Lem.

Subfamily Cactoideae

The subfamily Cactoideae is divided into nine tribes :

Tribe Browningieae

• Armatocereus Backeb.
• Brachycereus Britton & Rose
  • Brachycereus nesioticus (K.Schum.) Backeb.
• Browningia Britton & Rose
• Jasminocereus Britton & Rose
  • Jasminocereus thouarsii (FACWeber) Backeb.
• Neoraimondia Britton & Rose
• Stetsonia Britton & Rose
  • Stetsonia coryne (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose

Tribe Cacteae

• Acharagma (NPTaylor) Glass
• Ariocarpus Scheidw.
• Astrophytum Lem.
• Aztec Boed.
• Coryphantha (Engelm.) Lem.
• Echinocactus Link & Otto
• Echinomastus Britton & Rose
• Epithelantha F.AC Weber ex Britton & Rose
• Escobaria Britton & Rose
• Ferocactus Britton & Rose
• Geohintonia Glass & Fitz Maurice
  • Geohintonia mexicana Glass & Fitz Maurice
• Leuchtenbergia Hook.
  • Leuchtenbergia principis Hook.
• Lophophora J.M. Coulter
• Mammillaria Haw.
• Mammilloydia Buxb.
  • Mammilloydia candida (Schweidw.) Buxb.
• Neolloydia Britton & Rose
• Obregonia Frič
  • Obregonia denegrii Frič
• Ortegocactus Alexander
  • Ortegocactus macdougallii Alexander
• Pediocactus Britton & Rose
• Pelecyphora C. Ehrenb.
• Sclerocactus Britton & Rose
• Stenocactus (K.Schum.) A.Berger
• Strombocactus Britton & Rose
  • Strombocactus disciformis (DC.) Britton & Rose
• Thelocactus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
• Turbinicarpus (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb.

Tribe Calymmantheae

• Calymmanthium F. Knight
  • Calymmanthium substerile F.Ritter

Tribe Cereeae

• Arrojadoa Britton & Rose
• Brasilicereus Backeb.
• Cereus Mill.
• Cipocereus F. Knight
• Coleocephalocereus Backeb.
• Melocactus Link & Otto
• Micranthocereus Backeb.
• Pierrebraunia Esteves
• Pilosocereus Byles & GDRowley
• Praecereus Buxb.
• Stephanocereus A. Berger
• Uebelmannia Buining

Tribe Hylocereeae

• Disocactus Lindl.
• Epiphyllum Haw.
• Hylocereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose
• Pseudorhipsalis Britton & Rose
• Selenicereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose
• Weberocereus Britton & Rose

Tribe Notocacteae

• Austrocactus Britton & Rose
• Blossfeldia Werderm.
  • Blossfeldia liliputana Werderm.
• Cintia Kníže & Říha
  • Cintia knizei Říha
• Corryocactus Britton & Rose
• Copiapoa Britton & Rose
• Eriosyce Phil.
• Eulychnia Phil.
• Frailea Britton & Rose
• Neowerdermannia Frič
• Parodia Speg.
• Yavia R. Kiesling & Piltz
  • Yavia cryptocarpa R. Kiesling & Piltz

Tribe Pachycereeae

• Acanthocereus ( Engelm. Ex A. Berger) Britton & Rose
• Bergerocactus Britton & Rose
  • Bergerocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
• Carnegiea Britton & Rose
  • Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
• Cephalocereus whistle.
• Dendrocereus Britton & Rose
• Echinocereus Engelm.
• Escontria Rose
  • Escontria chiotilla (FACWeber) Rose
• Isolatocereus Backeb.
  • Isolatocereus dumortieri ( Scheidw. ) Backeb.
• Leptocereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose
• Myrtillocactus Console
• Neobuxbaumia Backeb.
• Pachycereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose
• Peniocereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose
• Polaskia Backeb.
• Pseudoacanthocereus F. Knight
• Stenocereus (A. Berger) Riccob.

Tribe Rhipsalideae

• Hatiora Britton & Rose
• Lepismium whistle.
• Rhipsalis Gaertn.
• Schlumbergera Lem.

Trichocereeae tribe

• Acanthocalycium Backeb.
• Arthrocereus A. Berger
• Cephalocleistocactus F. Knight
  • Cephalocleistocactus chrysocephalus F. Knight
• Cleistocactus Lem.
• Denmoza Britton & Rose
  • Denmoza rhodacantha ( Salm-Dyck ) Britton & Rose
• Discocactus whistle.
• Echinopsis Zucc.
• Espostoa Britton & Rose
• Espostoopsis Buxb.
  • Espostoopsis dybowskii ( Rol.-Goss. ) Buxb.
• Facheiroa Britton & Rose
• Gymnocalycium whistle. ex mediator
• Haageocereus Backeb.
• Harrisia Britton
• Lasiocereus F. Knight
• Leocereus Britton & Rose
  • Leocereus bahiensis Britton & Rose
• Matucana Britton & Rose
• Mila Britton & Rose
  • Mila caespitosa Britton & Rose
• Oreocereus (A. Berger) Riccob.
• Oroya Britton & Rose
• Pygmaeocereus H. Johnson & Backeb.
• Rauhocereus Backeb.
  • Rauhocereus riosaniensis Backeb.
• Rebutia K. Schum.
• Samaipaticereus Cárdenas
  • Samaipaticereus corroanus Cárdenas
• Sulcorebutia Backeb.
• Weberbauer ocereus Backeb.
• Weingartia Werderm.
• Yungasocereus F. Knight
  • Yungasocereus inquisivensis ( Cárdenas ) F.Ritter ex Eggli

See also

• List of genera of cacti

proof

• Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 56-59 .