Cactoideae

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Cactoideae ('Cacteae') Eaton ()
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🌵 Type Cactus
Etymology

Cactus (the name of the type genus) + -oideae, the suffix denoting a subfamily. Plant families (-aceae) can be divided hierarchically into subfamilies (-oideae), tribes (-eae) and subtribes (-inae).


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Cactoideae. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/cactoideae

Placement in Cactaceae

Reto Nyffeler & Urs Eggli (2010): A farewell to dated ideas and concepts: molecular phylogenetics and a revised suprageneric classification of the family Cactaceae. Schumannia 6: 109-149

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