Cactoideae

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] Various revisions have been published since, e.g. to the tribe Hylocereeae and the tribe Echinocereeae.^[3] Classifications remained uncertain as of March 2019.

Tribes and genera

As of March 2021, the National Center for Biotechnology Information used the division of the subfamily into tribes shown below.^[4] Some revisions to the circumscriptions of the tribes are also shown.

• Blossfeldieae
  • Blossfeldia
• Browningieae
  • Armatocereus – Browningia – Neoraimondia – Stetsonia
• Cacteae
  • Acharagma – Ariocarpus – Astrophytum – Aztekium – Coryphantha – Cumarinia – Echinocactus – Echinomastus – Epithelantha – Escobaria – Ferocactus – Geohintonia – Glandulicactus – Homalocephala (see Echinocactus) – Kadenicarpus – Leuchtenbergia – Lophophora – Mammillaria – Obregonia – Ortegocactus – Pediocactus – Pelecyphora – Rapicactus – Sclerocactus – Stenocactus – Strombocactus – Thelocactus – Turbinicarpus
• Cereeae
  • Arrojadoa – Brasilicereus – Cereus – Cipocereus – Coleocephalocereus – Melocactus – Micranthocereus – Praecereus – Uebelmannia
• Echinocereeae
  • (Acanthocereus is placed in Hylocereeae)^[3] –Austrocactus – Bergerocactus – Carnegiea – – Cephalocereus – Corryocactus – Echinocereus – Escontria – Jasminocereus – Leptocereus – Lophocereus – Myrtillocactus – Pachycereus – Peniocereus – Pfeiffera – Pilosocereus – Polaskia – Stenocereus – Stephanocereus – Strophocactus
• Hylocereeae^[3]
  • Acanthocereus – Deamia – Disocactus – Epiphyllum – Kimnachia – Pseudorhipsalis – Selenicereus (including Hylocereus) – Weberocereus
• Lymanbensonieae
  • Calymmanthium – Lymanbensonia
• Notocacteae
  • Copiapoa – Eriosyce – Frailea – Neowerdermannia – Parodia – Thelocephala – Yavia
• Rhipsalideae
  • Hatiora – Lepismium – Rhipsalis – Schlumbergera
• Trichocereeae
  • Acanthocalycium – Arthrocereus – Aylostera – Brachycereus – Cleistocactus – Denmoza – Discocactus – Echinopsis – Espostoa – Espostoopsis – Facheiroa – Gymnocalycium – Haageocereus – Harrisia – Leocereus – Matucana – Mila – Oreocereus – Oroya – Pygmaeocereus – Rauhocereus – Rebutia – Reicheocactus – Samaipaticereus – Weberbauerocereus – Weingartia – Yungasocereus

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