Echinocereeae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Genera: Armatocereus – Austrocactus – Backebergia – Bergerocactus – Carnegiea – Castellanosia – Cephalocereus – Corryocactus – Deamia – Echinocereus – Escontria – Eulychnia – Isolatocereus – Jasminocereus – Lemaireocereus – Leptocereus – Lophocereus – Marshallocereus – Mitrocereus – Morangaya – Myrtillocactus – Neoraimondia – Nyctocereus – Pachycereus – Peniocereus – Pfeiffera – Polaskia – Pterocereus – Stenocereus – Strophocactus
Accepted Natural Nothogenera: × Myrtgerocactus – × Pachebergia – × Pacherocactus – × Polascontria

Name

Echinocereeae Buxb., Madroño 14: 179 (1958).

Type genus: Echinocereus Engelm. in F.A.Wislizenus, Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 91 (1848).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Leptocereeae Buxb., Madroño 14: 178 (1958).
  - Type genus: Leptocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Pachycereeae Buxb., Madroño 14: 186 (1958).
  - Type genus: Pachycereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Pfeifferinae Volgin, Feddes Repert. 97(9-10): 563 (1986).
  - Type genus: Pfeiffera Salm-Dyck
- Peniocereeae Doweld, Sukkulenty 4(1-2): 28 (2002).
  - Type genus: Peniocereus Britton & Rose

References

Primary references

Buxbaum, F. 1958. Madroño 14(6): 179.

Additional references

Arias Montes, S., Terrazas, T. & Cameron, K.M. 2003. Phylogenetic Analysis of Pachycereus (Cactaceae, Pachycereeae) based on Chloroplast and Nuclear DNA Sequences. Systematic Botany 28(3): 547–557 [1].
Arias Montes, S. & al. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships in Peniocereus (Cactaceae) inferred from plastid DNA sequence data. Journal of Plant Research 118(5): 317–328 (resurrecting Nyctocereus).
Barrios, D., Gonzalez-Torres, L.R., Arias, S. & Majure, L.C. 2020. Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Antillean endemic genus Leptocereus (Cactaceae) inferred from chloroplast markers and morphological evidence. Plant Systematics and Evolution 306: 1-15. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-020-01693-5 Reference page.
Franco-Estrada, D., Sánchez, D., Terrazas, T. & Arias Montes, S. 2021. Phylogenetic analysis of Peniocereus (Cactaceae, Echinocereeae) based on five chloroplast DNA markers. Brazilian Journal of Botany 44(4): 903–916. DOI: 10.1007/s40415-021-00774-0 Reference page.
Sánchez, D., Arias, S. & Terrazas, T. 2014. Phylogenetic relationships in Echinocereus (Cactaceae, Cactoideae). Systematic Botany 39(4): 1183-1196. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X683831 ResearchGate Reference page.
Sánchez, D., Arias Montes, S., Vázquez-Sánchez, M. & Terrazas, T. 2019. Combined phylogenetic analysis in Echinocereus (Cactaceae), the use of morphology, and taxonomic implications. In: Ramawat, K. (ed.) Biodiversity and Chemotaxonomy. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity 24: 239-269. Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30746-2_11 ResearchGate Reference page.
Tapia, H.J., Bárcenas-Argüello, M.L., Terrazas, T. & Arias, S. 2017. Phylogeny and circumscription of Cephalocereus (Cactaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Systematic Botany 42(4): 709-723. DOI: 10.1600/036364417X696546 ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2025. Echinocereeae. Published online. Accessed: 02 June 2025. Reference page.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Echinocereeae. Accessed: 2025 May 31.