Tacinga

Tacinga
Tacinga funalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Opuntioideae
Tribe:	Opuntieae
Genus:	Tacinga Britton & Rose
Species
Tacinga braunii Tacinga funalis Tacinga inamoena Tacinga palmadora Tacinga saxatilis Tacinga saxatilis ssp. estevesii Tacinga werneri

Tacinga is a genus in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to northeast Brazil (from northeast Minas Gerais to southern Rio Grande do Norte, including Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco and Paraíba). Once thought to be monotypic, the genus now comprises 6 species.