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International Encyclopedia of Cactaceae
This classification follows the Joël Lodé system (v1.19 - Updated 2019).
Family Cactaceae
The family is divided into five subfamilies.
I. Subfamily Pereskioideae
II. Subfamily Leuenbergerioideae
III. Subfamily Maihuenioideae
IV. Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Cylindropuntieae
Tribe Opuntieae
- Airampoa, Brasiliopuntia, Consolea, Miqueliopuntia, Opuntia (incl. Nopalea), Salmonopuntia, Tacinga
Tribe Tephrocacteae
V. Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Blossfeldieae
Tribe Cacteae
- Acharagma, Ancistrocactus, Ariocarpus, Astrophytum, Aztekium, Cochemiea, Coryphantha, Cumarinia, Echinocactus, Echinofossulocactus, Echinomastus, Epithelantha, Escobaria, Ferocactus, Geohintonia, Glandulicactus, Homalocephala, Kadenicarpus, Kroenleinia, Leuchtenbergia, Lophophora, Mammillaria, Mammilloydia, Mitrocereus, Neolloydia, Neogomesia, Obregonia, Ortegocactus, Pediocactus, Pelecyphora, Rapicactus, Sclerocactus, Strombocactus, Thelocactus, Turbinicarpus
Tribe Cereeae
Subtribe Cereinae
- Arrojadoa, Bragaia, Brasilicereus, Cereus, Cipocereus, Coleocephalocereus, Discocactus, Espostoopsis, Estevesia, Facheiroa, Floribunda, Lagenosocereus, Leocereus, Melocactus, Micranthocereus, Mirabella, Monvillea, Pierrebraunia, Pilosocereus, Praecereus, Siccobaccatus, Stephanocereus, Stetsonia, Uebelmannia
Subtribe Rebutiinae
Subtribe Trichocereinae
- Acanthocalycium, Arthrocereus, Borzicactus, Cephalocleistocactus, Cleistocactus, Denmoza, Echinopsis, Espostoa, Gymnocalycium, Haageocereus, Harrisia, Hildewintera, Lobivia, Loxanthocereus, Matucana, Mila, Neoabbottia, Oreocereus, Oroya, Rauhocereus, Reicheocactus, Samaipaticereus, Setiechinopsis, Trichocereus, Vatricania, Weberbauerocereus, Yungasocereus
Tribe Copiapoeae
Tribe Lymanbensonieae
Tribe Notocacteae
Tribe Phyllocacteae
Subtribe Corryocactinae
Subtribe Echinocereinae
- Acanthocereus, Backebergia, Bergerocactus, Carnegiea, Cephalocereus, Echinocereus, Escontria, Isolatocereus, Lemaireocereus, Lophocereus, Marshallocereus, Morangaya, Myrtillocactus, Neobuxbaumia, Nyctocereus, Pachycereus, Peniocereus, Polaskia, Pseudoacanthocereus, Pterocereus, Stenocereus, Strophocactus
Subtribe Hylocereinae
Tribe Rhipsalideae
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Notes
- This classification strictly follows the Joël Lodé system (v1.19), based on his final updates in December 2019.
- Leuenbergerioideae is now recognized as a distinct subfamily for the "Northern clade" of former Pereskia.
- Rehabilitated genera (2019): Includes Homalocephala, Deamia, Kadenicarpus, Ancistrocactus, Rhipsalidopsis, Heliocereus, and Salmonopuntia.
- New genera: Added Cremnocereus and Kimnachia.
- Echinopsis alliance: Lodé maintains the separation of Trichocereus, Lobivia, and Soehrensia (included in Lobivia here) from Echinopsis s.s.
- Aquino et al. (2022) – Phylogenetic revision of Pelecyphora
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