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
Tribe Cylindropuntieae
Tribe Opuntieae
Tribe Pterocacteae
Tribe Tephrocacteae

References

  1. 1 2 "Family: Cactaceae Juss., nom. cons. subfam. Opuntioideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-02-13. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  2. "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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