Taxonomy

From Cactopedia

Here is the full taxonomy of the family cactaceae.

Contents 1 Subfamily Cactoideae 1.1 Tribe Browningieae 1.2 Tribe Cacteae 1.3 Tribe Calymmantheae 1.4 Tribe Cereeae 1.5 Tribe Hylocereeae 1.6 Tribe Notocacteae 1.7 Tribe Pachycereeae 1.8 Tribe Rhipsalideae 1.9 Tribe Trichocereeae 2 Subfamily Maihuenioideae 3 Subfamily Opuntioideae 3.1 Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae 3.2 Tribe Cylindropuntieae 3.3 Tribe Opuntieae 3.4 Tribe Pterocacteae 3.5 Tribe Tephrocacteae 4 Subfamily Pereskioideae

[edit] Subfamily Cactoideae

[edit] Tribe Browningieae

• Armatocereus Backeb.

• Browningia Britton & Rose

synonyms: Azureocereus Akers & H.Johnson, Castellanosia Cárdenas, Gymnocereus Rauh & Backeb.

• Jasminocereus Britton & Rose

• Neoraimondia Britton & Rose

synonyms: Neocardenasia Backeb.

• Stetsonia Britton & Rose

[edit] Tribe Cacteae

• Acharagma (N.P.Taylor) Glass

• Ariocarpus Scheidw. - living rock

synonyms: Anhalonium Lem., Neogomesia Castañeda, Neogomezia Buxb. (orth. var.), Roseocactus A.Berger, Stromatocactus Karw. ex Rümpler (nom. inval.)

• Astrophytum Lem.

synonyms: Astrophyton Lawr. (orth. var.), Maierocactus E.C.Rost

• Aztekium Boed.

• Coryphantha (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 Wikipedia:Speg., Echinofossulocactus Lawr., Homalocephala Britton & Rose

• Echinomastus Britton & Rose

• Epithelantha Wikipedia:F.A.C.Weber ex Britton & Rose - pingpong ball cactus

• Escobaria Britton & Rose - foxtail cactus, pincushion cactus

synonyms: Cochiseia Wikipedia:W.H.Earle, Escobesseya Wikipedia:Hester, Fobea Fric (nom. inval.), Neobesseya Britton & Rose

• Ferocactus Britton & Rose - barrel cactus

synonyms: Bisnaga Wikipedia:Orcutt, Brittonia Wikipedia:C.A.Armstr. (nom. inval.)

• Geohintonia Glass & Wikipedia:W.A.Fitz Maur.

• Leuchtenbergia Wikipedia:Hook.

• Lophophora Wikipedia:J.M.Coult. - peyote

• Mammillaria Wikipedia:Haw. - fishhook cactus, globe cactus, pincushion cactus, bird's-nest cactus

synonyms: Bartschella Britton & Rose, Cactus L., Chilita Orcutt, Cochemiea (Wikipedia:K.Brandegee) Wikipedia:Walton, Dolichothele (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose, Ebnerella Buxb., Haagea Fric, Krainzia Backeb., Lactomammillaria Fric (nom. inval.), Leptocladia Buxb., Leptocladodia Buxb., Mamillaria Wikipedia:F.Rchb. (orth. var.), Mamillopsis (Wikipedia:E.Morren) F.A.C.Weber ex Britton & Rose, Mammariella Wikipedia:Shafer (nom. inval.), Mammilaria Wikipedia:Torr. & Wikipedia: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

• Ortegocactus Alexander

• Pediocactus Britton & Rose - hedgehog cactus

synonyms: Navajoa Wikipedia:Croizat, Pilocanthus Wikipedia:B.W.Benson & Backeb.

• Pelecyphora Wikipedia:C.Ehrenb.

synonyms: Encephalocarpus A.Berger

• Sclerocactus Britton & Rose - fishhook cactus

synonyms: Ancistrocactus Britton & Rose, Coloradoa Wikipedia:Boissev. & Wikipedia: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

synonyms: Gymnocactus Backeb., Normanbokea Wikipedia:Kladiwa & Buxb., Rapicactus Buxb. & Wikipedia:Oehme

[edit] Tribe Calymmantheae

• Calymmanthium Wikipedia:F.Ritter

synonyms: Diploperianthium F.Ritter (nom. inval.)

[edit] Tribe Cereeae

• Arrojadoa Britton & Rose

• 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 Wikipedia:Buxb.

• Melocactus Link & Otto

synonyms: Cactus Britton & Rose

• Micranthocereus Backeb.

synonyms: Austrocephalocereus Backeb., Siccobaccatus Wikipedia:P.J.Braun & Wikipedia:Esteves

• Pierrebraunia Wikipedia:Esteves

• Pilosocereus Wikipedia:Byles & Wikipedia:G.D.Rowley - tree cactus

synonyms: Pilocereus K.Schum., Pseudopilocereus Buxb.

• Praecereus Buxb.

• Stephanocereus A.Berger

• Uebelmannia Buining

[edit] Tribe Hylocereeae

• Disocactus Lindl.

synonyms: Aporocactus Lem., Aporocereus Fric & Wikipedia:Kreuz. (orth. var.), Bonifazia Wikipedia:Standl. & Wikipedia:Steyerm., Chiapasia Britton & Rose, Disisocactus Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:Rauschert

• Epiphyllum Haw. - climbing cactus

synonyms: Phyllocactus Link, Phyllocereus Wikipedia:Miq.

• Hylocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose - nightblooming cactus

synonyms: Wilmattea 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.)

• Pseudorhipsalis Britton & Rose

• Weberocereus Britton & Rose

synonyms: Eccremocactus Britton & Rose, Eccremocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.), Werckleocereus Britton & Rose

[edit] Tribe Notocacteae

• Austrocactus Britton & Rose

• Blossfeldia Wikipedia:Werderm.

• Cintia Wikipedia:Knize & Wikipedia:Ríha

• Copiapoa Britton & Rose

synonyms: Pilocopiapoa F.Ritter

• Eriosyce Phil.

synonyms: Ceratistes Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:Dölz, Neoporteria Britton & Rose, Neoporteria Backeb., Neotanahashia Y.Itô, Nichelia Wikipedia: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

• Yavia Wikipedia:R.Kiesling & Wikipedia:Piltz

[edit] Tribe Pachycereeae

• Acanthocereus (Engelm. ex Wikipedia:A.Berger) Britton & Rose - triangle cactus

synonyms: Dendrocereus Britton & Rose, Monvillea Britton & Rose

• Bergerocactus Britton & Rose - snakecactus

synonyms: Bergerocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.)

• Carnegiea Britton & Rose - carnegia, 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.)

• Echinocereus Engelm. - hedgehog cactus

synonyms: Morangaya Wikipedia:G.D.Rowley, Wilcoxia Britton & Rose

• Escontria Rose

• Leptocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose

synonyms: Neoabbottia Britton & Rose

• ×Myrtgerocactus Wikipedia:Moran

[= Myrtillocactus × Bergerocactus]

• Myrtillocactus Wikipedia:Console

synonyms: Myrtillocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.)

• Neobuxbaumia Backeb.

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 Wikipedia:T.MacDoug. & Miranda

• Peniocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose

synonyms: Cullmannia Wikipedia:Distefano, Neoevansia W.T.Marshall, Nyctocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose

• Polaskia Backeb.

synonyms: Chichipia Backeb. (nom. inval.), Heliabravoa Backeb.

• Pseudoacanthocereus F.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.

[edit] Tribe Rhipsalideae

• Lepismium Pfeiff.

synonyms: Acanthorhipsalis (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose, Acanthorhipsalis Wikipedia:Kimnach, Pfeiffera Salm-Dyck

• Rhipsalis Wikipedia:Gaertn.

synonyms: Cassytha Mill., Erythrorhipsalis A.Berger, Hariota Wikipedia:Adans., Lymanbensonia Kimnach

• Hatiora Britton & Rose

synonyms: Epiphyllopsis Backeb. & F.M.Knuth, Hariota DC., Pseudozygocactus Backeb., Rhipsalidopsis Britton & Rose

• Schlumbergera Lem. - holiday cactus

synonyms: Epiphyllanthus A.Berger, Epiphyllum Pfeiff., Opuntiopsis Wikipedia:Knebel (nom. inval.), Zygocactus K.Schum., Zygocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.)

[edit] Tribe Trichocereeae

• Acanthocalycium Backeb.

synonyms: Spinicalycium Fric (nom. inval.)

• Arthrocereus A.Berger

• Brachycereus Britton & Rose

• Cleistocactus Lem.

synonyms: Akersia Wikipedia:Buining, Bolivicereus Cárdenas, Borzicactella H.Johnson ex F.Ritter, Borzicactus Wikipedia: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.

• Denmoza Britton & Rose

• Discocactus Pfeiff.

• Echinopsis Wikipedia:Zucc. - San Pedro

synonyms: Acantholobivia Backeb., Acanthopetalus Wikipedia: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.) Wikipedia:de Haas</small>, Soehrensia Backeb., Trichocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.

• Espostoa Britton & Rose

synonyms: Binghamia Britton & Rose, Pseudoespostoa Backeb., Thrixanthocereus Backeb., Vatricania Backeb.

• Espostoopsis Buxb.

synonyms: Gerocephalus F.Ritter

• Facheiroa Britton & Rose

synonyms: Zehntnerella Britton & Rose

• Gymnocalycium Pfeiff. ex Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:G.D.Rowley [= Haageocereus × Espostoa]

• Harrisia Britton - applecactus

synonyms: Eriocereus (A.Berger) Riccob., Roseocereus Backeb.

• Leocereus Britton & Rose

• Matucana Britton & Rose

synonyms: Eomatucana F.Ritter

• Mila Britton & Rose

• Oreocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.

synonyms: Arequipa Britton & Rose, Arequipiopsis Kreuz. & Buining, Morawetzia Backeb., Submatucana Backeb.

• Oroya Britton & Rose

• Pygmaeocereus H.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.

• Yungasocereus F.Ritter

[edit] Subfamily Maihuenioideae

• Maihuenia (Phil. ex F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum.

[edit] Subfamily Opuntioideae

[edit] Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae

• Austrocylindropuntia Backeb.

• Cumulopuntia F.Ritter

[edit] Tribe Cylindropuntieae

• Corynopuntia Wikipedia:F.M.Knuth

synonyms: Marenopuntia Backeb.

• Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth

• Grusonia Wikipedia:F.Rchb. ex Britton & Rose

• Micropuntia Wikipedia:Daston

• Pereskiopsis Britton & Rose

synonyms: Peireskiopsis Wikipedia:Vaupel (orth. var.)

• Quiabentia Britton & Rose

[edit] Tribe Opuntieae

• Brasiliopuntia (K.Schum.) A.Berger

• Consolea Lem.

• Miqueliopuntia Fric ex F.Ritter

• Opuntia Mill. - prickly pear, cholla

synonyms:Airampoa Fric, Cactodendron Wikipedia:Bigelow, nom. inval., Cactus Lem., Chaffeyopuntia Fric & Wikipedia:Schelle, Clavarioidia Kreuz. (nom. inval.), Ficindica Wikipedia:St.-Lag., Nopalea Salm-Dyck, Parviopuntia Wikipedia:Soulaire & Wikipedia:Marn.-Lap. (nom. inval.), Phyllarthus Wikipedia:Neck. ex Wikipedia:M.Gómez (nom. inval.), Salmiopuntia Fric (nom. inval.), Subulatopuntia Fric & Schelle, Tunas Lunell, Weberiopuntia Fric

• Tacinga Britton & Rose

• Tunilla Wikipedia:D.R.Hunt & Wikipedia:Iliff

[edit] Tribe Pterocacteae

• Pterocactus K.Schum.

[edit] Tribe Tephrocacteae

• Maihueniopsis Speg.

synonyms: Puna Wikipedia:R.Kiesling

• Tephrocactus Lem.

synonyms: Pseudotephrocactus Fric,

[edit] Subfamily Pereskioideae

• Pereskia Mill.

synonyms: Peirescia Zucc. (orth. var.), Peireskia Wikipedia:Steud. (orth. var.), Perescia Lem. (orth. var.), Rhodocactus (A.Berger) F.M.Knuth

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