The Cactoideae are the largest subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae. Around 80% of cactus species belong to this subfamily.[1] As of August 2018, the internal classification of the family Cactaceae remained uncertain and subject to change. A classification incorporating many of the insights from the molecular studies was produced by Nyffeler and Eggli in 2010.[2]
Tribes and genera
- Blossfeldieae
- Blossfeldia
- Browningieae
- Armatocereus – Browningia – Jasminocereus – Neoraimondia – Stetsonia
- Cacteae
- Acharagma – Ariocarpus – Astrophytum – Aztekium – Coryphantha – Digitostigma – Echinocactus – Echinomastus – Epithelantha – Escobaria – Ferocactus – Geohintonia – Leuchtenbergia – Lophophora – Mammillaria – Mammilloydia – Neolloydia – Obregonia – Ortegocactus – Pediocactus – Pelecyphora – Sclerocactus – Stenocactus – Strombocactus – Thelocactus – Turbinicarpus
- Calymmantheae
- Calymmanthium
- Cereeae
- Arrojadoa – Brasilicereus – Cereus – Cipocereus – Coleocephalocereus – Melocactus – Micranthocereus – Pierrebraunia – Pilosocereus – Praecereus – Stephanocereus – Uebelmannia
- Hylocereeae[3]
- Acanthocereus – Aporocactus – Disocactus – Epiphyllum – Kimnachia – Pseudorhipsalis – Selenicereus – Weberocereus
- Notocacteae
- Austrocactus – Cintia – Copiapoa – Eriosyce – Eulychnia – Frailea – Neowerdermannia – Parodia
- Pachycereeae
- Bergerocactus – Carnegiea – Cephalocereus – Corryocactus – Echinocereus – Escontria – Leptocereus – Myrtillocactus – Neobuxbaumia – Pachycereus – Peniocereus – Polaskia – Pseudoacanthocereus – Stenocereus
- Rhipsalideae
- Hatiora – Lepismium – Rhipsalis – Schlumbergera
- Trichocereeae
- Acanthocalycium – Arthrocereus – Brachycereus – Cleistocactus – Denmoza – Discocactus – Echinopsis – Espostoa – Espostoopsis – Facheiroa – Gymnocalycium – Haageocereus – Harrisia – Leocereus – Matucana – Mila – Oreocereus – Oroya – Pygmaeocereus – Rauhocereus – Rebutia – Samaipaticereus – Weberbauerocereus – Yavia – Yungasocereus
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