Cactaceae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamiliae: Cactoideae – Leuenbergioideae – Maihuenioideae – Opuntioideae – Pereskioideae
Genera: Acanthocalycium – Acanthocereus – Acharagma – Ariocarpus – Armatocereus – Arrojadoa – Arthrocereus – Astrophytum – Austrocactus – Austrocylindropuntia – Aztekium – Backebergia – Bergerocactus – Blossfeldia – Borzicactus – Brachycereus – Brasilicereus – Brasiliopuntia – Browningia – Calymmanthium – Carnegiea – Castellanosia – Cephalocereus – Cereus – Cipocereus – Cleistocactus – Coleocephalocereus – Consolea – Copiapoa – Corryocactus – Corynopuntia – Coryphantha – Cumulopuntia – Cylindropuntia – Deamia – Dendrocereus – Denmoza – Discocactus – Disocactus – Echinocactus – Echinocereus – Echinopsis – Epiphyllum – Epithelantha – Eriosyce – Escobaria – Escontria – Espostoa – Espostoopsis – Eulychnia – Facheiroa – Ferocactus – Frailea – Geohintonia – Grusonia – Gymnocalycium – Haageocereus – Harrisia – Hatiora – Homalocephala – Hylocereus – Jasminocereus – Kimnachia – Lasiocereus – Leocereus – Lepismium – Leptocereus – Leuchtenbergia – Leuenbergeria – Lophophora – Maihuenia – Maihueniopsis – Mammillaria – Matucana – Melocactus – Micranthocereus – Micropuntia – Mila – Miqueliopuntia – Morangaya – Myrtillocactus – Neobuxbaumia – Neolloydia – Neoraimondia – Neowerdermannia – Nopalea – Obregonia – Opuntia – Oreocereus – Oroya – Ortegocactus – Pachycereus – Parodia – Pediocactus – Pelecyphora – Peniocereus – Pereskia – Pereskiopsis – Pfeiffera – Pierrebraunia – Pilosocereus – Polaskia – Praecereus – Pseudoacanthocereus – Pseudorhipsalis – Pterocactus – Pygmaeocereus – Quiabentia – Rauhocereus – Rebutia – Rhipsalis – Samaipaticereus – Schlumbergera – Sclerocactus – Selenicereus – Stenocactus – Stenocereus – Stephanocereus – Stetsonia – Strombocactus – Strophocactus – Tacinga – Tephrocactus – Thelocactus – Trichocereus – Turbinicarpus – Uebelmannia – Vatricania – Weberbauerocereus – Weberocereus – Weingartia – Xiquexique – Yavia – Yungasocereus
Natural Nothogenera: × Cleistocana – × Haagespostoa – × Pacherocactus

Name

Cactaceae Juss. (1789), nom. cons.

Type genus: Cactus L., nom. rej. = Mammillaria Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 177 (1812), nom. cons.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Cereaceae Spreng. ex A.P. de Candolle & Sprengel (transl. W. Jameson), Elem. Philos. Bot.: 142. 1821.
  - Type genus: Cereus Mill.
- Opuntiaceae Desv. in Gérardin & Desvaux, Dict. Rais. Bot.: 52, 385. 1817.
  - Type genus: Opuntia Mill.

Note: For difficulties in circumscription see Discussion Page. As an example, there is the option to segregate Leuenbergeria from Pereskioideae into its own sub-family. Leuenbergerioideae. This is criticised by Hernández-Ledesma et al. (2015) and indeed they prefer to keep Leuenbergeria in synonymy with Pereskia, but segregation is accepted by Stevens et al. (2019) and Korotkova et al. (2021), therefore is accepted here.

References

Juss. 1789. Genera Plantarum 310.
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.
Guerrero, P.C., Majure, L.C., Cornejo-Romero, A. & Hernández-Hernández, T. 2018. Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary trends in the Cactus family. Journal of Heredity 110(1): 4-21. DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esy064 PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Hernández-Hernández, T., Hernández, H.M., De-Nova, J.A., Puente, R., Eguiarte, L.E. & Magallón, S. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships and evolution of growth form in Cactaceae (Caryophyllales, Eudicotyledoneae). American Journal of Botany 98: 44–61. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000129 Reference page.
Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301 Reference page.
Hunt, D. 2006. The new cactus lexicon. Milborne Port: dh Books
Lodé, J. 2015. Taxonomy of the Cactaceae. A New Classification of Cacti mainly based on Molecular Data and Explained. Vol. I. Acanthocalycium - Lymanbensonia. Editions Cactus-Adventures.
Lodé, J. 2015. Taxonomy of the Cactaceae. A New Classification of Cacti mainly based on Molecular Data and Explained. Vol. II. Maihuenia - Yungasocereus. Editions Cactus-Adventures.
Korotkova, N., Borsch, T.H. & Arias, S., 2017. A phylogenetic framework for the Hylocereeae (Cactaceae) and implications for the circumscription of the genera. Phytotaxa 327(1): 1-46. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.327.1.1 ResearchGate Reference page.
Mayta, L. & Molinari-Novoa, E.A. 2015. L'intégration du genre Leuenbergeria Lodé dans sa propre sous-famille, Leuenbergerioideae Mayta & Mol. Nov., subfam. nov. Succulentopi 12: 6-7. PDF Reference page.
Nyffeler, R. & Eggli, U. 2010. Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data. Taxon 59(1): 227–240. Abstract. Full text (PDF). Reference page.
Nyffeler, R. & Eggli, U. 2010. A farewell to dated ideas and concepts: molecular phylogenetics and a revised suprageneric classification of the family Cactaceae. Schumannia 6: 109–149. Full text (PDF). Reference page.
Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Cactaceae in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 2. Reference page.
Genera of Cactaceae. USDA GRIN Taxonomy for Plants.

Vernacular names

العربية: صبار
অসমীয়া: কেক্‌টাছ
Aymar aru: Achakaña
azərbaycanca: Kaktuskimilər
Boarisch: Kakteengwachsa
беларуская: Кактусы
български: Кактусови
বাংলা: ক্যাক্‌টাস
བོད་ཡིག: ཀླུ་ཥིང་
català: Cactus
閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄: Siĕng-ìng-ciōng-kuŏ
Tsetsêhestâhese: Heškóvemata
čeština: Kaktusovité
Cymraeg: Cactws
dansk: Kaktus-familien
Deutsch: Kakteengewächse
Ελληνικά: Κάκτος
English: Cactus family, Cacti
Esperanto: Kakto
español: Cactáceas
eesti: Kaktuselised
euskara: Kaktus
فارسی: کاکتوس
suomi: Kaktuskasvit
føroyskt: Kaktus
Nordfriisk: Kakteen
français: Cactées
Gaeilge: Cachtas
galego: Cacto
ગુજરાતી: થોર
עברית: צבריים
हिन्दी: कैक्टस
hrvatski: Kaktusi
hornjoserbsce: Kaktusowe rostliny
magyar: Kaktuszfélék
հայերեն: Կակտուսներ
Bahasa Indonesia: Kaktus
Ido: Kaktuso
íslenska: Kaktusar
italiano: Cacti
日本語: サボテン科
Jawa: Kaktus
ქართული: კაქტუსისებრნი
қазақша: Кактус
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಗಿಡ
한국어: 선인장과
кыргызча: Кактус
lietuvių: Kaktusiniai
latviešu: Kaktusu dzimta
македонски: Кактуси
മലയാളം: കാക്ടേസീ
मराठी: निवडुंग
Bahasa Melayu: Kaktus
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Sian-jîn-chióng-kho
नेपाल भाषा: कंमा
Nederlands: Cactusfamilie, Cactussen
norsk: Kaktusfamilien
occitan: Cactus
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ନାଗଫେଣୀ ଗଛ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਥੋਹਰ
polski: Kaktusowate
پنجابی: تھور
Runa Simi: Waraqu yura rikch'aq ayllu
română: Cactus
русский: Кактусовые
Scots: Cactus
سنڌي: ڪاڪٽس
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Kaktus
slovenčina: Opunciovité
slovenščina: Kaktusi
shqip: Kaktusi
српски / srpski: Кактус
Sunda: Katus
svenska: Kaktusväxter
தமிழ்: கள்ளி
తెలుగు: కాక్టేసి
тоҷикӣ: Кактус
ไทย: กระบองเพชร
Tagalog: Kakto
Türkçe: Kaktüsgiller
українська: Кактусові
oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Kaktuslar
Tiếng Việt: Họ Xương rồng
Winaray: Kaktus
Wolof: Gargamboose
ייִדיש: קאקטוס
Vahcuengh: Golinxvaiz
中文: 仙人掌科