Cactaceae Juss.
First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted
Accepted Genera
- Acanthocalycium Backeb.
- Acanthocereus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
- Acharagma (N.P.Taylor) Zimmerman ex Glass
- Airampoa Frič
- Aporocactus Lem.
- Ariocarpus Scheidw.
- Armatocereus Backeb.
- Arrojadoa Britton & Rose
- Arthrocereus A.Berger
- Astrophytum Lem.
- Austrocactus Britton & Rose
- Austrocylindropuntia Backeb.
- Aylostera Speg.
- Aztekium Boed.
- Bergerocactus Britton & Rose
- Blossfeldia Werderm.
- Borzicactus Riccob.
- × Borzicana M.H.J.van der Meer
- Brachycereus Britton & Rose
- Brasilicereus Backeb.
- Brasiliopuntia (K.Schum.) A.Berger
- Browningia Britton & Rose
- Calymmanthium F.Ritter
- Carnegiea Britton & Rose
- Castellanosia Cárdenas
- Cephalocereus Pfeiff.
- Cereus Mill.
- Chamaecereus Britton & Rose
- Chichimecactus Bárcenas, H.M.Hern. & P.Hern.-Led.
- Cipocereus F.Ritter
- Cleistocactus Lem.
- Cochemiea (K.Brandegee) Walton
- Coleocephalocereus Backeb.
- Consolea Lem.
- Copiapoa Britton & Rose
- Corryocactus Britton & Rose
- Coryphantha (Engelm.) Lem.
- Cremnocereus M.Lowry, Winberg & Gut.Romero
- Cumarinia (Knuth) Buxb.
- Cumulopuntia F.Ritter
- Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth
- Deamia Britton & Rose
- Dendrocereus Britton & Rose
- Denmoza Britton & Rose
- Discocactus Pfeiff.
- Disocactus Lindl.
- Echinocactus Link & Otto
- Echinocereus Engelm.
- Echinopsis Zucc.
- Epiphyllum Haw.
- Epithelantha F.A.C.Weber ex Britton & Rose
- Eriosyce Phil.
- Escobaria Britton & Rose
- Escontria Rose
- Espostoa Britton & Rose
- Espostoopsis Buxb.
- Eulychnia Phil.
- Facheiroa Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus Britton & Rose
- Frailea Britton & Rose
- Geohintonia Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur.
- Grusonia F.Rchb. ex Britton & Rose
- Gymnocalycium Pfeiff. ex Mittler
- Haageocereus Backeb.
- × Haagespostoa G.D.Rowley
- Harrisia Britton
- Hatiora Britton & Rose
- Isolatocereus Backeb.
- Jasminocereus Britton & Rose
- Kadenicarpus Doweld
- Kroenleinia Lodé
- Lagenosocereus Doweld
- Lasiocereus F.Ritter
- Lemaireocereus Britton & Rose
- Leocereus Britton & Rose
- Lepismium Pfeiff.
- Leptocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Leuchtenbergia Hook.
- × Leucomoza M.H.J.van der Meer
- Leucostele Backeb.
- Leuenbergeria Lodé
- Lobivia Britton & Rose
- Lophocereus Britton & Rose
- Lophophora J.M.Coult.
- Loxanthocereus Backeb.
- Lymanbensonia Kimnach
- Maihuenia Phil.
- Maihueniopsis Speg.
- Mammillaria Haw.
- Marshallocereus Backeb.
- Matucana Britton & Rose
- Melocactus Link & Otto
- Micranthocereus Backeb.
- Mila Britton & Rose
- Miqueliopuntia Frič ex F.Ritter
- Mirabella F.Ritter
- Mitrocereus (Backeb.) Backeb.
- Morangaya G.D.Rowley
- × Myrtgerocactus Moran
- Myrtillocactus Console
- Neoraimondia Britton & Rose
- Neowerdermannia Frič
- Nyctocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Obregonia Frič
- × Opulea M.H.J.van der Meer
- Opuntia Mill.
- Oreocereus Riccob.
- × Oreonopsis G.D.Rowley
- Oroya Britton & Rose
- × Pacherocactus G.D.Rowley
- Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Parodia Speg.
- × Patrocereus M.H.J.van der Meer
- Pediocactus Britton & Rose
- Pelecyphora C.Ehrenb.
- Peniocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Pereskia Mill.
- Pereskiopsis Britton & Rose
- Pfeiffera Salm-Dyck
- Pilosocereus Byles & G.D.Rowley
- × Polascontria Y.Cruz & S.Vázquez
- Polaskia Backeb.
- Praecereus Buxb.
- Pseudorhipsalis Britton & Rose
- Pterocactus K.Schum.
- Pterocereus T.MacDoug. & Miranda
- Punotia D.R.Hunt
- Quiabentia Britton & Rose
- Rapicactus Buxb. & Oehme
- Rauhocereus Backeb.
- Rebutia K.Schum.
- Reicheocactus Backeb.
- Rhipsalidopsis Britton & Rose
- Rhipsalis Gaertn.
- Rhodocactus (A.Berger) F.M.Knuth
- Salmonopuntia P.V.Heath
- Samaipaticereus Cárdenas
- Schlumbergera Lem.
- Sclerocactus Britton & Rose
- Selenicereus Britton & Rose
- Setiechinopsis Backeb. ex de Haas
- Soehrensia Backeb.
- Stenocactus (K.Schum.) A.Berger
- Stenocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.
- Stetsonia Britton & Rose
- Strombocactus Britton & Rose
- Strophocactus Britton & Rose
- Tacinga Britton & Rose
- Tephrocactus Lem.
- Thelocactus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
- Trichocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.
- Turbinicarpus (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb.
- Uebelmannia Buining
- Vatricania Backeb.
- Weberbauerocereus Backeb.
- Weberocereus Britton & Rose
- Xiquexique Lavor, Calvente & Versieux
- Yavia R.Kiesling & Piltz
- Yungasocereus F.Ritter
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
- ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Neotropikey
- Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
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