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Cactaceae (cactus)

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Cactaceae

Taxonomy
Cactaceae was named by de Jussieu (1789). It is extant.

It was assigned to Caryophyllales by Mabberley (2000) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Cactaceae de Jussieu
2000Cactaceae Mabberley
2016Cactaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyCactaceaede Jussieu 1789
familyCactaceaede Jussieu 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Cactaceae de Jussieu 1789 [cactus]
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G. Browningia Britton and Rose 1920
G. Cephalocereus Pfeiffer 1838
G. Copiapoa Britton and Rose 1922
G. †Eopuntia Chaney 1944
G. Parodia Spegazzini 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available