Cactoideae

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Cactoideae
Mammillaria elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Eaton
Tribes

The Cactoideae are the largest subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae. Around 80% of cactus species belong to this subfamily.[1] As of August 2018, the internal classification of the family Cactaceae remained uncertain and subject to change. A classification incorporating many of the insights from the molecular studies was produced by Nyffeler and Eggli in 2010.[2]

Tribes and genera

References

  1. ^ The Cactus Primer. Harvard University Press. 11 October 1990. p. 23. ISBN 9780674089914. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.5167/uzh-43285. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)