Opuntioideae

Opuntioideae

Cylindropuntia ramosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Opuntioideae
Tribes
Austrocylindropuntieae Cylindropuntieae Opuntieae Pterocacteae Tephrocacteae^[1]

Opuntioideae is a subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae. It contains 15 genera divided into five tribes.^[1]

Genera

Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae

Austrocylindropuntia Backeb.
Cumulopuntia F.Ritter

Tribe Cylindropuntieae

Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth
Grusonia Rchb.f. ex Britton & Rose
Pereskiopsis Britton & Rose
Quiabentia Britton & Rose

Tribe Opuntieae

Brasiliopuntia (K. Schum.) A. Berger

Consolea Lem.
Miqueliopuntia Fric ex F. Ritter
Opuntia Mill.
Tacinga Britton & Rose
Tunilla D. R. Hunt & Iliff

Tribe Pterocacteae

Pterocactus K.Schum.

Tribe Tephrocacteae

Maihueniopsis Speg.
Tephrocactus Lem.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Family: Cactaceae Juss., nom. cons. subfam. Opuntioideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-02-13. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
↑ "GRIN Genera of Cactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-12-05.

External links

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