Cactaceae Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Backeberg, C. (1958–1962). Die Cactaceae. 6 vols. G. Fisher, Jena.
  • Barthlott, W. & Hunt, D. R. (2001). Seed diversity in the Cactaceae subfamily Cactoideae. Succulent Pl. Res. 5: 1–173.
  • Gibson, A. C. & Nobel, P. S. (1986). The Cactus Primer. Harvard University Press, London.
  • Hunt, D., Taylor, N. & Charles, G. (2006). The New Cactus Lexicon. 2 vols. dh Publications, Milborne Port.

Neotropikey

  • Hunt, D., Taylor, N., Charles, G. (2006). The New Cactus Lexicon. 2 vols.

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Hunt, D. & Taylor, N. (2011). Cactaceae. In: J. Cullen, S. G. Knees & H. S. Cubey (eds), The European Garden Flora, Vol. 2, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, 3rd edition. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hunt, D., Taylor, N. & Charles, G. (2006). The New Cactus Lexicon. 2 vols (text + atlas). DH Books, Milborne Port.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0