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June 2023

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Cactaceae Juss.

This family name was first published in Gen. Pl.: 310. 1789.  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this family name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-7000000098.

Statistics

Status Total %
synonym 11,089 80%
accepted 2,692 19%
unplaced 57 0.4%
Total 13,838

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Genera in Cactaceae ( showing genera 1 to 10 of 351)

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
× Acanthinopsis P.V.Heath in Calyx 1: 94. 1992. wfo-4000042724
Acanthocalycium Backeb. Kaktus-ABC: 224, 412. 1936. wfo-4000000096
Acanthocereus (Engelm. ex A.Berger) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 432. 1909. wfo-4000000104
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cereus subsect. Acanthocereus Engelm. ex A.Berger in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 77. 1905. wfo-3000003217
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Peniocereus subgen. Pseudoacanthocereus Sánchez-Mej. in Cact. Suc. Mex. 19: 38. 1974. wfo-3500004022
× Acanthosalpingolobivia Y.Itô Hana Shaboten Zufu: 71. 1967. wfo-4000042704
Acharagma (N.P.Taylor) A.D.Zimmerman ex Glass Guía Identif. Cact. Amenazadas México [Glass] 1: [1] [AC/AG] (1998) wfo-4000000206
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Escobaria sect. Acharagma N.P.Taylor in Kakteen And. Sukk. 34: 185. 1983. wfo-3400012104
Airampoa Frič Akklim. Versuchs-Gart.: 1. 1933. wfo-4000001039
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Tunilla D.R.Hunt & Iliff in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 10. 2000. wfo-4000039580
× Aporberocereus G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 37(2): 46 (1982) wfo-4000002743
× Aporechinopsis G.D.Rowley Name Succ. 113 (1980) wfo-4000042552
× Aporepiphyllum G.D.Rowley Name Succ. 114 (1980) wfo-4000002745
× Aporicereus Mottram Cactician 4: 20 (2014) wfo-4000042654