Taxonomy of the Cactaceae
In 1984, the
Overview
The classification of the family Cactaceae remains uncertain as of August 2023[update]. Since the mid-1990s, the system produced by the International Cactaceae Systematics Group (ICSG) of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study has been used as the basis of many published classifications. Detailed treatments produced in the 21st century have divided the family into around 125–130 genera and 1,400–1,500 species, which are then arranged into a number of tribes and subfamilies.[2][3][4]
The ICSG classification of the family recognizes four subfamilies:
Pereskioideae |
Five tribes have been recognized within the subfamily
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≈ Opuntieae |
Many of the genera within the Opuntioideae are not monophyletic. Maihueniopsis is highly polyphyletic, appearing in four separate lineages. The two largest genera within the subfamily, Opuntia and Cylindropuntia are also not monophyletic. The classification of the Opuntioideae is thus uncertain as of March 2012[update]; Griffith and Porter say that changes in classification will require "broad information (of multiple data types) regarding all species of opuntioid cacti".[8]
The ICSG classification divides the subfamily
Cactoideae |
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The classification of the Cactaceae thus remains subject to change, from the genus level upwards. In 2016, David Hunt wrote that "the advent of molecular systematic studies in the past two decades will hopefully have a stabilizing effect on classification in due course, but has so far had the opposite effect".[10]
Nyffler and Eggli (2010) classification
In 2010, Nyffler and Eggli produced a classification based on an explicit phylogeny. The broad outlines of their cladogram agree with that of Hern et al. (2011), shown above, although some details are different. Their classification corresponds to the cladogram shown below.[1]
Pereskioideae
Maihuenioideae
Opuntioideae
Cactoideae |
The table below shows how the genera recognized by Nyffler and Eggli are placed into their subfamilies and tribes (they also use some subtribes, not shown here). The column headed "Older tribe (if different)" shows the ICSG classification of the subfamily Cactoideae (as presented by Anderson in 2001[11]) with a 2002 classification of the subfamily Opuntioideae.[6][12] There are differences in the genera recognized in the systems; where the older system does not recognize the genus, "–" is shown.
Systematic order |
Genus | Subfamily | Tribe | Older tribe (if different)[11][6][12] |
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1 | Pereskia Mill. | Pereskioideae* | ||
2 | Maihuenia (Phil.ex F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum. | Maihuenioideae | ||
3.1 | Austrocylindropuntia Backeb. | Opuntioideae | Cylindropuntieae | Austrocylindropuntieae |
3.1 | Cumulopuntia F.Ritter (part) | Opuntioideae | Cylindropuntieae | Austrocylindropuntieae |
3.1 | Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth | Opuntioideae | Cylindropuntieae | |
3.1 | Grusonia F.Rchb.ex Britton & Rose | Opuntioideae | Cylindropuntieae | |
3.1 | Maihueniopsis Speg. (part) | Opuntioideae | Cylindropuntieae | Tephrocacteae |
3.1 | Pereskiopsis Britton & Rose | Opuntioideae | Cylindropuntieae | |
3.1 | Quiabentia Britton & Rose | Opuntioideae | Cylindropuntieae | |
3.1 | Tephrocactus Lem. | Opuntioideae | Cylindropuntieae | Tephrocacteae |
3.2 | Brasiliopuntia (K.Schum.) A.Berger | Opuntioideae | Opuntieae | |
3.2 | Consolea Lem. | Opuntioideae | Opuntieae | |
3.2 | Miqueliopuntia Fric ex F.Ritter | Opuntioideae | Opuntieae | |
3.2 | Opuntia Mill. | Opuntioideae | Opuntieae | |
3.2 | Tacinga Britton & Rose | Opuntioideae | Opuntieae | |
3.2 | Tunilla D.R.Hunt & Iliff |
Opuntioideae | Opuntieae | |
3.3 | Cumulopuntia F.Ritter (part) | Opuntioideae | incertae sedis | Austrocylindropuntieae |
3.3 | Maihueniopsis Speg. (part) | Opuntioideae | incertae sedis | Tephrocacteae |
3.3 | Pterocactus K.Schum. | Opuntioideae | incertae sedis | Pterocacteae |
4.1 | Blossfeldia Werderm. | Cactoideae | Blossfeldieae | Notocacteae |
4.2 | Acharagma (N.P.Taylor) Glass | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Ariocarpus Scheidw. | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Astrophytum Lem. | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Aztekium Boed. | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Coryphantha (Engelm.) Lem. | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Digitostigma Velazco & Nevárez |
Cactoideae | Cacteae | – |
4.2 | Echinocactus Link & Otto | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Echinomastus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Epithelantha F.A.C.Weber ex Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Escobaria Britton & Rose |
Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Ferocactus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Geohintonia Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur. | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Leuchtenbergia Hook. | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Lophophora J.M.Coult. | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Mammillaria Haw. including Cochemiea (K.Brandegee) Walton |
Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Mammilloydia Buxb. | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Neolloydia Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Obregonia Fric | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Ortegocactus Alexander |
Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Pediocactus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Pelecyphora C.Ehrenb. | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Sclerocactus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Stenocactus (K.Schum.) A.W.Hill | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Strombocactus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Thelocactus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.2 | Turbinicarpus (Backeb.) Buxb.& Backeb. | Cactoideae | Cacteae | |
4.3 | Acanthocereus (Engelm.ex A.Berger) Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Armatocereus Backeb. | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Browningieae |
4.3 | Austrocactus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Notocacteae |
4.3 | Brachycereus Britton & Rose |
Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Trichocereeae |
4.3 | Castellanosia Cárdenas |
Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | – |
4.3 | Corryocactus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Dendrocereus Britton & Rose |
Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Eulychnia Phil. | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Notocacteae |
4.3 | Jasminocereus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Browningieae |
4.3 | Leptocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Neoraimondia Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Browningieae |
4.3 | Pfeiffera Salm-Dyck | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | – |
4.3 | Disocactus Lindl. | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Hylocereeae |
4.3 | Epiphyllum Haw. | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Hylocereeae |
4.3 | Hylocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Hylocereeae |
4.3 | Pseudorhipsalis Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Hylocereeae |
4.3 | Selenicereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Hylocereeae |
4.3 | Weberocereus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Hylocereeae |
4.3 | Bergerocactus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Carnegiea Britton & Rose |
Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Cephalocereus Pfeiff. | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Echinocereus Engelm. | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Escontria Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Isolatocereus Backeb. |
Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Myrtillocactus Console | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Neobuxbaumia Backeb. |
Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Peniocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Polaskia Backeb. | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Pseudoacanthocereus F.Ritter |
Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Stenocereus (A.Berger) Riccob. | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | Pachycereeae |
4.3 | Strophocactus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Phyllocacteae | – |
4.4 | Hatiora Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Rhipsalideae | |
4.4 | Lepismium Pfeiff. | Cactoideae | Rhipsalideae | |
4.4 | Rhipsalis Gaertn. | Cactoideae | Rhipsalideae | |
4.4 | Schlumbergera Lem. | Cactoideae | Rhipsalideae | |
4.5 | Eriosyce Phil. | Cactoideae | Notocacteae | |
4.5 | Neowerdermannia Fric | Cactoideae | Notocacteae | |
4.5 | Parodia Speg. | Cactoideae | Notocacteae | |
4.5 | Rimacactus Mottram |
Cactoideae | Notocacteae | – |
4.5 | Yavia R.Kiesling & Piltz | Cactoideae | Notocacteae | – |
4.6 | Browningia Cárdenas | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Browningieae |
4.6 | Gymnocalycium Pfeiff.ex Mittler | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Lasiocereus F.Ritter | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Rebutia K.Schum. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Stetsonia Britton & Rose |
Cactoideae | Cereeae | Browningieae |
4.6 | Uebelmannia Buining | Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Cintia Knize & Ríha |
Cactoideae | Cereeae | Notocacteae (Cintia) |
4.6 | Arrojadoa Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Brasilicereus Backeb. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Cereus Mill. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Cipocereus F.Ritter | Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Coleocephalocereus Backeb. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Discocactus Pfeiff. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Facheiroa Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Leocereus Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Melocactus Link & Otto | Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Micranthocereus Backeb. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Pierrebraunia Esteves |
Cactoideae | Cereeae | – |
4.6 | Pilosocereus Byles & G.D.Rowley | Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Praecereus Buxb. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Stephanocereus A.Berger |
Cactoideae | Cereeae | |
4.6 | Acanthocalycium Backeb. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Arthrocereus A.Berger | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Borzicactus Riccob. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | – |
4.6 | Cephalocleistocactus F.Ritter |
Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Cleistocactus Lem. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Denmoza Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Echinopsis Zucc. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Espostoa Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Espostoopsis Buxb. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Pygmaeocereus H.Johnson & Backeb. |
Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Harrisia Britton | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Matucana Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Mila Britton & Rose |
Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Oreocereus (A.Berger) Riccob. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Oroya Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Rauhocereus Backeb. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Samaipaticereus Cárdenas | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Vatricania Backeb. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | – |
4.6 | Weberbauerocereus Backeb. | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.6 | Yungasocereus F.Ritter | Cactoideae | Cereeae | Trichocereeae |
4.7 | Calymmanthium F.Ritter | Cactoideae | incertae sedis | Calymmantheae |
4.7 | Copiapoa Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | incertae sedis | Notocacteae |
4.7 | Frailea Britton & Rose | Cactoideae | incertae sedis | Notocacteae |
Earlier classification
Unless otherwise indicated, the subfamily placement of the genera listed here is based on Anderson's 2001 presentation of the ICSG classification, as is the tribal placement of the genera of the subfamily Cactoideae.[11] The division of the subfamily Opuntioideae into tribes is additional to the ICSG system.[6][12]
Subfamily Pereskioideae
- Pereskia Mill.
- synonyms: Peirescia Zucc. (orth. var.), Peireskia Steud. (orth. var.), Perescia Lem. (orth. var.), Rhodocactus (A.Berger) F.M.Knuth
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae
- Austrocylindropuntia Backeb.
- Cumulopuntia F.Ritter
Tribe Cylindropuntieae
- Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth – chollas
- Grusonia F.Rchb. ex Britton & Rose
- including Corynopuntia F.M.Knuth, Micropuntia Daston
- Pereskiopsis Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Peireskiopsis Vaupel (orth. var.)
- Quiabentia Britton & Rose
Tribe Opuntieae
- Brasiliopuntia (K.Schum.) A.Berger
- Consolea Lem.
- Miqueliopuntia Fric ex F.Ritter
- Opuntia Mill. – prickly pears
- synonyms: Airampoa Fric, Cactodendron Neck. ex M.Gómez(nom. inval.), Salmiopuntia Fric (nom. inval.), Subulatopuntia Fric & Schelle, Tunas Lunell, Weberiopuntia Fric
- including Nopalea Salm-Dyck
- Salmonopuntia P.V.Heath
- Tacinga Britton & Rose
- D.R.Hunt & Iliff
Tribe Pterocacteae
- Pterocactus K.Schum.
Tribe Tephrocacteae
- Maihueniopsis Speg.
- including Puna R.Kiesling
- Tephrocactus Lem.
- synonyms: Pseudotephrocactus Fric
Subfamily Maihuenioideae
- Maihuenia (Phil. ex F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum.
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Browningieae
- Armatocereus Backeb.
- Browningia Cárdenas, Gymnocereus Rauh & Backeb.
- Jasminocereus Britton & Rose
- Neoraimondia Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Neocardenasia Backeb.
- StetsoniaBritton & Rose
Tribe Cacteae
- Acharagma (N.P.Taylor) Glass
- AriocarpusScheidw. – living rock
- synonyms: Anhalonium Lem., Neogomesia Castañeda, Neogomezia Buxb. (orth. var.), Roseocactus A.Berger, Stromatocactus Karw. ex Rümpler (nom. inval.)
- Astrophytum Lem.
- Boed.
- Chichimecactus Bárcenas, H.M.Hern. & P.Hern.-Led.[13]
- Cochemiea (K.Brandegee) Walton – see Mammillaria
- Engelm.) Lem. – beehive cactus
- synonyms: Aulacothele Monv. (nom. inval.), Cumarinia Buxb., Glandulifera (Salm-Dyck) Fric, Lepidocoryphantha Backeb., Roseia Fric (nom. inval.)
- Echinocactus Link & Otto – barrel cactus
- synonyms: Brittonrosea Speg., Echinofossulocactus Lawr., Homalocephala Britton & Rose
- Echinomastus Britton & Rose
- F.A.C.Weberex Britton & Rose – pingpong ball cactus
- EscobariaBritton & Rose – foxtail cactus, pincushion cactus
- synonyms: Cochiseia W.H.Earle, Escobesseya Hester, Fobea Fric (nom. inval.), Neobesseya Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus Britton & Rose – barrel cactus
- synonyms: Bisnaga Orcutt, Brittonia C.A.Armstr. (nom. inval.)
- Mammillaria Haw. – fishhook cactus, globe cactus, pincushion cactus, bird's-nest cactus
- synonyms: Bartschella Britton & Rose, Cactus K.Brandegee) Walton, Dolichothele (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose, Ebnerella Buxb., Haagea Fric, Krainzia Backeb., Lactomammillaria Fric (nom. inval.), Leptocladia Buxb., Leptocladodia Buxb., Mamillaria F.Rchb. (orth. var.), Mamillopsis (E.Morren) F.A.C.Weber ex Britton & Rose, Mammariella Shafer (nom. inval.), Mammilaria Torr. & A.Gray(orth. var.), Neomammillaria Britton & Rose, Oehmea Buxb., Phellosperma Britton & Rose, Porfiria Boed., Pseudomammillaria Buxb., Solisia Britton & Rose
- Mammilloydia Buxb.
- Neolloydia Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Napina Fric (nom. inval.), Pseudosolisia Y.Itô (nom. inval.)
- Obregonia Fric
- OrtegocactusAlexander
- Pediocactus Britton & Rose – hedgehog cactus
- synonyms: Navajoa Croizat, Pilocanthus B.W.Benson & Backeb.
- synonyms: Encephalocarpus A.Berger
- Sclerocactus Britton & Rose – fishhook cactus
- synonyms: Ancistrocactus Britton & Rose, Coloradoa Boissev. & C.Davidson, Glandulicactus Backeb., Toumeya Britton & Rose
- Stenocactus (K.Schum.) A.W.Hill
- synonyms: Echinofossulocactus Britton & Rose, Efossus Orcutt (orth. var.)
- Strombocactus Britton & Rose
- Thelocactus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Hamatocactus Britton & Rose, Thelomastus Fric (nom. inval.)
- Turbinicarpus (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb. – top cactus
Tribe Calymmantheae
- synonyms: Diploperianthium F.Ritter (nom. inval.)
Tribe Cereeae
- Aylostera Speg.
- synonyms: Digitorebutia Frič & Kreuz. ex Buining, Mediolobivia Backeb.
- Arrojadoa Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Pierrebraunia Esteves
- Brasilicereus Backeb.
- Cereus Mill. – sweet potato cactus
- synonyms: Mirabella F.Ritter, Piptanthocereus (A.Berger) Riccob., Subpilocereus Backeb.
- Cipocereus F.Ritter
- synonyms: Floribunda F.Ritter
- Coleocephalocereus Backeb.
- synonyms: Buiningia Buxb.
- Melocactus Link & Otto
- synonyms: Cactus Britton & Rose
- Micranthocereus Backeb.
- G. D. Rowley– tree cactus
- synonyms: Pilocereus K.Schum., Pseudopilocereus Buxb.
- Praecereus Buxb.
- Reicheocactus Backeb.
- Serrulatocereus Guiggi
- StephanocereusA.Berger
- Uebelmannia Buining
Tribe Hylocereeae
- synonyms: Aporocactus Lem., Aporocereus Kreuz. (orth. var.), Bonifazia Standl. & Steyerm., Chiapasia Britton & Rose, Disisocactus Kunze (orth. var.), Disocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.), Heliocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose, Lobeira Alexander, Mediocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.), Nopalxochia Britton & Rose, Pseudonopalxochia Backeb., Trochilocactus Linding., Wittia K.Schum., Wittiocactus Rauschert
- Epiphyllum Haw. – climbing cactus
- synonyms: Phyllocactus Link, Phyllocereus Miq.
- Hylocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose – nightblooming cactus
- synonyms: Wilmattea Britton & Rose
- Pseudorhipsalis Britton & Rose
- Selenicereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose – moonlight cactus, nightblooming cereus
- synonyms: Cryptocereus Alexander, Deamia Britton & Rose, Marniera Backeb., Mediocactus Britton & Rose, Strophocactus Britton & Rose, Strophocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.)
- Weberocereus Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Eccremocactus Britton & Rose, Eccremocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.), Werckleocereus Britton & Rose
Tribe Notocacteae
- Austrocactus Britton & Rose
- Blossfeldia Werderm.
- Copiapoa Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Pilocopiapoa F.Ritter
- synonyms: Ceratistes Labour. (nom. inval.), Chileniopsis Backeb., Chileocactus Fric (nom. inval.), Chileorebutia Fric (nom. inval.), Chiliorebutia Fric (orth. var.), Delaetia Backeb., Dracocactus Y.Itô (nom. inval.), Euporteria Kreuz. & Buining, Hildmannia Kreuz. & Buining, Horridocactus Backeb., Islaya Backeb., Neochilenia Backeb. ex Dölz, Neoporteria Britton & Rose, Neoporteria Backeb., Neotanahashia Y.Itô, Nichelia Bullock (nom. inval.), Pyrrhocactus (A.Berger) A.W.Hill, Rodentiophila F.Ritter ex Backeb., Thelocephala Y.Itô
- Eulychnia Phil.
- synonyms: Philippicereus Backeb.
- Frailea Britton & Rose
- Neowerdermannia Fric
- Parodia Speg.
- synonyms: Acanthocephala Backeb., Brasilicactus Backeb., Brasiliparodia F.Ritter, Brasilocactus Fric (nom. inval.), Chrysocactus Y.Itô (nom. inval.), Dactylanthocactus Y.Itô, Eriocactus Backeb., Eriocephala Backeb., Friesia Fric (nom. inval.), Hickenia Britton & Rose, Malacocarpus Salm-Dyck, Microspermia Fric, Neohickenia Fric, Notocactus (K.Schum.) Fric, Sericocactus Y.Itô, Wigginsia D.M.Porter
Tribe Pachycereeae
- Acanthocereus (Engelm. ex A.Berger) Britton & Rose – triangle cactus
- synonyms: Dendrocereus Britton & Rose, Monvillea Britton & Rose
- Bergerocactus Britton & Rose – snake cactus
- synonyms: Bergerocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.)
- CarnegieaBritton & Rose – saguaro
- Cephalocereus Pfeiff. – old man cactus
- synonyms: Haseltonia Backeb., Neodawsonia Backeb., Pilocereus Lem.
- Corryocactus Britton & Rose
- synonym: Corryocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.), Erdisia Britton & Rose, Eulychnocactus Backeb. (nom. inval.)
- Dendrocereus Britton & Rose – see Acanthocereus
- Echinocereus Engelm. – hedgehog cactus
- synonyms: Morangaya G.D.Rowley, Wilcoxia Britton & Rose
- Escontria Rose
- Isolatocereus Backeb. – see Stenocereus
- Leptocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Neoabbottia Britton & Rose
- [= Myrtillocactus × Bergerocactus]
- synonyms: Myrtillocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.)
- NeobuxbaumiaBackeb.
- synonyms: Pseudomitrocereus Bravo & Buxb., Rooksbya Backeb.
- ×Pacherocactus G.D.Rowley
- [= Pachycereus × Bergerocactus]
- Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Backebergia Bravo, Lemaireocereus Britton & Rose, Lophocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose, Marginatocereus (Backeb.) Backeb., Mitrocereus (Backeb.) Backeb., Pterocereus T.MacDoug. & Miranda
- Peniocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Cullmannia Distefano, Neoevansia W.T.Marshall, Nyctocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Polaskia Backeb.
- synonyms: Chichipia Backeb. (nom. inval.), Heliabravoa Backeb.
- PseudoacanthocereusF.Ritter
- Stenocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.
- synonyms: Hertrichocereus Backeb., Isolatocereus Backeb., Isolatocereus (Backeb.) Backeb., Machaerocereus Britton & Rose, Marshallocereus Backeb., Neolemaireocereus Backeb., Rathbunia Britton & Rose, Ritterocereus Backeb.
Tribe Rhipsalideae
- Hatiora Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Epiphyllopsis Backeb. & F.M.Knuth, Hariota DC., Pseudozygocactus Backeb., Rhipsalidopsis Britton & Rose
- Lepismium Pfeiff.
- synonyms: Acanthorhipsalis (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose, Acanthorhipsalis Kimnach, Pfeiffera Salm-Dyck
- synonyms: Cassytha Mill., Erythrorhipsalis A.Berger, Hariota Adans., Lymanbensonia Kimnach
- Schlumbergera Lem. – Christmas cactus, Easter cactus
- synonyms: Epiphyllanthus A.Berger, Epiphyllum Pfeiff., Opuntiopsis Knebel (nom. inval.), Zygocactus K.Schum., Zygocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.)
Tribe Trichocereeae
- Acanthocalycium Backeb.
- synonyms: Spinicalycium Fric (nom. inval.)
- Arthrocereus A.Berger
- BrachycereusBritton & Rose
- Cleistocactus Lem.
- synonyms: Akersia Buining, Bolivicereus Cárdenas, Borzicactella H.Johnson ex F.Ritter, Borzicactus Riccob, Borzicereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.), Cephalocleistocactus F.Ritter, Cleistocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.), Clistanthocereus Backeb., Demnosa Fric, Gymnanthocereus Backeb., Hildewintera F.Ritter, Loxanthocereus Backeb., Maritimocereus Akers, Pseudoechinocereus Buining (nom. inval.), Seticereus Backeb., Seticleistocactus Backeb., Winteria F.Ritter, Winterocereus Backeb.
- Cephalocleistocactus F.Ritter – see Cleistocactus
- Denmoza Britton & Rose
- Discocactus Pfeiff.
- Echinopsis Zucc. – San Pedro cactus
- synonyms: Acantholobivia Backeb., Acanthopetalus Y.Itô, Andenea Fric (nom. inval.), Aureilobivia Fric, nom. inval., Chamaecereus Britton & Rose, Chamaelobivia Y. Itô (nom. inval.), Cinnabarinea Fric ex F.Ritter, Echinolobivia Y.Itô (nom. inval.), Echinonyctanthus Lem., Furiolobivia Y.Itô (nom. inval.), Helianthocereus Backeb, Heterolobivia Y.Itô (nom. inval.), Hymenorebulobivia Fric (nom. inval.), Hymenorebutia Fric ex Buining, Leucostele Backeb., Lobirebutia Fric (nom. inval.), Lobivia Britton & Rose, Lobiviopsis Fric (nom. inval.), Megalobivia Y.Itô (nom. inval.), Mesechinopsis Y.Itô, Neolobivia Y.Itô, Pilopsis Y.Itô (nom. inval.), Pseudolobivia (Backeb.) Backeb., Rebulobivia Fric (nom. inval.), Salpingolobivia Y.Itô, Scoparebutia Fric & Kreuz. ex Buining, Setiechinopsis (Backeb.) de Haas, Soehrensia Backeb., Trichocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.
- Espostoa Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Binghamia Britton & Rose, Pseudoespostoa Backeb., Thrixanthocereus Backeb.,
- Espostoopsis Buxb.
- synonyms: Gerocephalus F.Ritter
- Facheiroa Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Zehntnerella Britton & Rose
- Gymnocalycium Pfeiff. ex Mittler – chin cactus
- synonyms: Brachycalycium Backeb.
- Haageocereus Backeb.
- synonyms: Floresia Krainz & F.Ritter ex Backeb. (nom. inval.), Haageocactus Backeb. (nom. inval.), Lasiocereus F.Ritter, Neobinghamia Backeb., Peruvocereus Akers
- × Haagespostoa G.D.Rowley
- [= Haageocereus × Espostoa]
- Harrisia Britton – apple cactus
- synonyms: Eriocereus (A.Berger) Riccob., Roseocereus Backeb.
- Lasiocereus F.Ritter – see Haageocereus
- Leocereus Britton & Rose
- Matucana Britton & Rose
- synonyms: Eomatucana F.Ritter
- MilaBritton & Rose
- Oreocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.
- synonyms: Arequipa Britton & Rose, Arequipiopsis Kreuz. & Buining, Morawetzia Backeb., Submatucana Backeb.
- Oroya Britton & Rose
- PygmaeocereusH.Johnson & Backeb.
- Rauhocereus Backeb.
- Rebutia K.Schum.
- synonyms: Aylostera Speg., Bridgesia Backeb., Cylindrorebutia Fric & Kreuz., Digitorebutia Fric & Kreuz., Echinorebutia Fric (nom. inval.), Eurebutia Fric (nom. inval.), Gymnantha Y.Itô, Mediolobivia Backeb., Mediorebutia Fric (nom. inval.), Neogymnantha Y.Itô, Reicheocactus Backeb., Setirebutia Fric & Kreuz. (nom. inval.), Spegazzinia Backeb., Sulcorebutia Backeb., Weingartia Werderm.
- Samaipaticereus Cárdenas
- Weberbauerocereus Backeb.
- synonyms: Meyenia Backeb.
- Vatricania Backeb.
- Yungasocereus F.Ritter
Notes and references
- ^ S2CID 89650660
- ^ a b c Anderson 2001, pp. 99–103
- ISBN 978-0-9538134-4-5, cited in Bárcenas, Yesson & Hawkins 2011
- ^ S2CID 83525136
- ^ PMID 21646140
- ^ a b c d Wallace, R.S. & Dickie, S.L. (2002), "Systematic implication of chloroplast DNA sequence variation in subfam. Opuntioideae (Cactaceae)", Succulent Plant Research, 6: 9–24, cited in Griffith & Porter 2009
- S2CID 85142301. Tree based on fig. 1 with tribes from fig. 2.
- ^ Griffith & Porter 2009, p. 114
- PMID 21613084
- ISBN 978-0-9933113-2-1, retrieved 2017-03-30
- ^ a b c Anderson 2001, pp. 100–103
- ^ a b c "Family: Cactaceae Juss., nom. cons. subfam. Opuntioideae", Germplasm Resources Information Network, United States Department of Agriculture, 2004-02-13, archived from the original on 2012-08-25, retrieved 2012-03-26
- ^ Bárcenas, Rolando, Héctor M. Hernández, Patricia Hernández-Ledesma, and Luis Manuel Montoya Gómez (2021). Chichimecactus (Cactoideae, Cactaceae), a new genus based on molecular characterisation of highly endangered Strombocactus species. Phytotaxa Vol. 512 No. 3: 27 July 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.512.3.2
- ^ Kiesling, R. & Ferrari, O. (2003), "Yavia cryptocarpa – conservation action on a new and interesting cactus", British Cactus and Succulent Journal, 21 (1): 20–25
Bibliography
- Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5