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Index of Botanical Specimens
Name
Cactaceae
Authorship
Rank
Family
NomenclaturalStatus
NomLeg
Placed in
Life
Contains
Acanthanthus
Y.Itô
×Acanthinopsis
P. V. Heath
Acanthocalycium
Acanthocephala
Backeberg
Acanthocereus
(Engelmann ex A. Berger) Britton & Rose
Acantholobivia
Acanthopetalus
Y. Ito
Acanthorhipsalis
Acharagma
(N. P. Taylor) Glass
Airampoa
Fric
Akersia
Ancistrocactus
Andenea
Kreuzinger
Andinopuntia
Guiggi
Anhaloniopsis
(Buxb.) Mottram
Anhalonium
Anisocereus
Backeberg
Aporberocereus
Aporechinopsis
Aporepiphyllum
G.D.Rowley
Aporocactus
Lemaire
Aporocereus
Frič & Kreuz.
Aporochia
Aporodisocactus
Aporoheliocereus
Aporoheliochia
Aporophyllum
Aporotrichocereus
Arequipa
Arequipiopsis
Ariocarpus
Scheidweiler
Armatocereus
Arrojadoa
Arrojadoopsis
Guiggi
Arthrocereus
Astrophyton
G.Lawrence
Astrophytum
Aulacothele
Monv.
Aureilobivia
Fric
Austrocactus
Austrocephalocereus
Backeberg
Austrocylindropuntia
Backeberg
Aylostera
Aztekium
Boedeker
Aztekonia
Mottram
Azureocereus
Backebergia
Bravo Hollis
Banfiopuntia
Guiggi
Bartschella
Britton & Rose
×Beahmara
P. V. Heath
Bergerocactus
Bergerocereus
Britton & Rose
Binghamia
Britton & Rose
Bisnaga
Blossfeldia
Werdermann
Bolivicactus
Doweld
Bolivicereus
Bolivihanburya
Guiggi
Bonifazia
Borzicactella
H. W. Johnson ex F. Ritter
Borzicactus
Borzicereus
Frič & Kreuz.
Borzimoza
Borzinopsis
Borzipostoa
Borziroya
Brachycalycium
Brachycereus
Bragaia
Esteves, Hofacker & P.J.Braun
Brasilicactus
Backeberg
Brasilicereus
Backeberg
Brasiliopuntia
Brasiliparodia
Brasilocactus
Frič ex Kreuz.
Brasilopuntia
(K.Schum.) A.Berger
Bravocactus
Doweld
Bridgesia
Backeberg
Brittonia
Brittonrosea
Spegazzini
Browningia
×Buchheimara
P. V. Heath
Buiningia
Cactodendron
J.M.Bigelow
Cactus
Linnaeus
Caerulocereus
Guiggi
×Callisonara
P. V. Heath
Calymmanthium
Carnegia
Britton & Rose
Carnegiea
Cassyta
J. S. Mueller
Castellanosia
Cephalocereus
Cephalocleistocactus
Cephalomamillaria
Cephalomammillaria
Fric
Cephalophorus
Lemaire ex Boom
Cepheliocereus
Ceratistes
Labour.
Cereaster
F.Berge
Cerenocereus
G.Gutte
Cereus
Miller
Cerevillea
Chaffeyopuntia
Frič & Schelle ex Kreuz.
Chamaebivia
Halda, Malina & Panar.
×Chamaecactus
P. V. Heath
×Chamaecereopsis
P. V. Heath
Chamaecereus
×Chamaecladodia
P. V. Heath
Chamaelobivia
Chamaezicactus
Halda, Malina & Panar.
Chiapasia
Chiapasophyllum
Doweld
Chichipia
Backeb.
Chilenia
Backeberg
Chileniopsis
Chileocactus
Frič
Chileorebutia
Chiliorebutia
Frič
Chilita
Chrysocactus
Y.Itô
Cinnabarinea
Cintia
Knize & Riha
Cipocereus
Cirinosum
Neck.
Cladoblasia
M.Ocampo
Clavarioidia
Kreuzinger
Cleistoborzicactus
Cleistocactus
Lemaire
Cleistocereus
Fric & Kreuzinger
×Cleistochamaecereus
P. V. Heath
Cleistopsis
Clistanthocereus
Cochemeia
Cochemiea
(K. Brandegee) Walton
Cochiseia
W. H. Earle
×Cockeara
P. V. Heath
Coleocephalocereus
Backeberg
×Coleocereus
P. V. Heath
Coloradoa
Consolea
Copiapoa
Britton & Rose
Corryocactus
Corryocereus
Frič & Kreuz.
Corynopuntia
Coryphantha
Cosmantha
Y.Itô
Cosmopsis
Y.Itô
×Courantara
P. V. Heath
Cremnocereus
M.Lowry, Winberg & Gut.Romero
Cryptocereus
Cullmannia
Cumarinia
Cumulopuntia
F. Ritter
Cylindropuntia
(Engelmann) F. M. Knuth
Cylindrorebutia
Frič & Kreuz.
Dactylanthocactus
Deamia
Delaetia
Dendrocereus
Denmoza
Digitorebutia
Digitostigma
Velazco & Nevárez
Diphalocereus
M.H.J.van der Meer
Diploperianthium
F.Ritter
Discocactus
Disheliocereus
Disisocactus
Doweld
Disisorhipsalis
Doweld
Disocactus
Disocereus
Fric & Kreuz.
Disochia
Disophyllum
Disoselenicereus
E.Meier
Dolichothele
Dracocactus
Y.Itô
Ebnerella
Eccremocactus
Eccremocereus
Frič & Kreuz.
Echinobivia
×Echinobutia
P. V. Heath
Echinocactus
Echinocephala
M.H.J.van der Meer
×Echinocereopsis
P. V. Heath
Echinocereus
×Echinocoxia
P. V. Heath
×Echinoferocactus
P. V. Heath
Echinofossulocactus
Echinolobivia
Y.Itô
Echinomastus
Britton & Rose
×Echinonotocactus
P. V. Heath
Echinonyctanthus
Lemaire
×Echinopalxochia
P. V. Heath
Echinopsis
Echinorebutia
Fric
Efossus
Orcutt
Emorycactus
Doweld
Encephalocarpus
Eomatucana
×Epinicereus
P. V. Heath
Epiphyllanthus
Epiphyllopsis
Epiphyllum
Epithelantha
Epixochia
Erdisia
Eriocactus
Backeberg
Eriocephala
Backeberg
Eriocereopsis
Doweld
Eriocereus
Eriosyce
Erythrocereus
Houghton
Erythrorhipsalis
Escobaria
Escobariopsis
Doweld
Escobesseya
Escobrittonia
Doweld
Escocoryphantha
Doweld
Escontria
×Espocana
P. V. Heath
Espostingia
Espostoa
Espostocactus
Mottram
Espostoopsis
Estevesia
P.J.Braun
Eulychnia
Eulychnocactus
Backeb.
Euporteria
Kreuzinger & Buining
Eurebutia
×Eversonara
P. V. Heath
Facheiroa
×Feastara
P. V. Heath
Ferobergia
Ferocactus
Ferofossulocactus
Ficindica
St.-Lag.
Floresia
Krainz & F.Ritter ex Backeb.
Floribunda
Fobea
Fric
Frailea
×Fricara
P. V. Heath
Friesia
Fric ex Kreuzinger
Furiolobivia
Y. Ito
Geohintonia
Glass & W. A. Fitz Maur.
Gerocephalus
F.Ritter
Glandulicactus
Backeberg
Glandulicereus
Guiggi
Glandulifera
Griseocactus
Guiggi
Griseocereus
(P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath
Grusonia
×Guillauminara
P. V. Heath
Gymnantha
Gymnanthocereus
Backeberg
Gymnocactus
Backeberg
Gymnocactus
V. John & Riha
Gymnocalycium
Gymnocereus
Gymnorebutia
Doweld
Haageocactus
Haageocereus
Backeberg
Haagespostoa
Hamatocactus
Britton & Rose
Hariota
Harricereus
Harrisia
Britton
Harrisinopsis
Haseltonia
Hatiora
Heliabravoa
Helianthocereus
Heliaporus
Rowley
Heliocereus
Heliochia
Heliorhipsalis
Doweld
Helioselenius
Rowley
Heliphyllum
Heptocereus
Hertrichocereus
Heterolobivia
Y.Ito
Hickenia
Britton & Rose
Hildewintera
Hildmannia
Kreuzinger & Buining
Homalocephala
Britton & Rose
Horridocactus
Backeberg
Hyalocereus
(A.Berger) Britton & Rose
Hylocereus
(A. Berger) Britton & Rose
Hylorhipsalis
Doweld
Hymenorebulobivia
Fric
Hymenorebutia
Isillocactus
(P.V.Heath) M.H.J.van der Meer
Islaya
Backeberg
Isolatocereus
Jasminocereus
Kadenicarpus
Doweld
Kimnachia
S.Arias & N.Korotkova
Krainzia
Backeberg
Kroenleinia
Lodé
Lactomamillara
Lactomamillaria
Frič
Lactomammillaria
Fric
Lagenosocereus
Doweld
Lasiocereus
Ritter
Lemaireocereus
Britton & Rose
Leocereus
Lepidocoryphantha
Backeberg
Lepismium
Leptocereus
Leptocladia
Buxbaum
Leptocladodia
Leuchtenbergia
Leucomoza
M.H.J.van der Meer
Leucostele
Leuenbergeria
Lodé
Lobeira
Lobirebutia
Fric
Lobivia
Lobiviopsis
Fric
Lodia
Mosco & Zanov.
Lophocereus
Lophophora
J. M. Coulter
Loxanthocereus
Lymanbensonia
Kimnach
Machaerocereus
Maierocactus
Maihuenia
Maihueniopsis
Spegazzini
Maihuenopsis
Spegazzini
Malacocarpus
Salm-Dyck
Mamillaria
F.Reichenbach
Mamillopsis
Mammariella
Shafer
Mammilaria
J.Torrey & A.Gray
Mammillaria
Haworth
Mammilloydia
Marenopuntia
Marginatocereus
Mariottia
Guiggi
Maritimocereus
Akers & Buining
Maritinocereus
Marniera
Marshallocereus
Matucana
Mediocactus
Mediocereus
Frič & Kreuz.
Mediolobivia
Backeberg
Mediorebutia
Fric
Megalobivia
Y.Itô
Meierara
Melocactus
Mesechinopsis
Y. Ito
Meyerocactus
Doweld
Micranthocereus
Backeberg
Micropuntia
Microspermia
Fric
Mila
Miqueliopuntia
Fric ex F. Ritter
Mirabella
Mitrocereus
Monvillea
Morangaya
Moraquipa
Rüd.Baumgärtner
Morawetzia
Mortolopuntia
Guiggi
Myrtgerocactus
Myrtillenocereus
Myrtillocactus
Myrtillocereus
Frič & Kreuz.
Napina
Frič
Navajoa
Neoabbottia
Britton & Rose
Neobesseya
Neobinghamia
Neobuxbaumia
Backeberg
Neocardenasia
Neochilenia
Neodawsonia
Neodiscocactus
Y.Itô
Neoevansia
Neogomesia
Neogomezia
F.Buxbaum
Neogriseocereus
Guiggi
Neogymnantha
Y.Itô
Neohickenia
Fric
Neolemaireocereus
Backeberg
Neolloydia
Neolobivia
Neomammillaria
Neonavajoa
Doweld
Neoporteria
Neoraimondia
Neotanahashia
Neowerdermannia
Netanahashia
Y. Ito
Nichelia
Bullock
Nigellicereus
(P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath
Nopalea
×Nopalxalis
Supplie
Nopalxochia
Normanbokea
Nothorhipsalis
Doweld
Notocactus
(K. Schumann) Fric
Nyctocereus
Obregonia
Oehmea
Ophiorhipsalis
(K.Schum.) Doweld
Opuntia
Opuntiopsis
Knebel
Oreocereus
Oroya
Ortegocactus
Pachebergia
S.Arias & Terrazas
×Pachebergia
S. Arias & Terrazas
Pacherocactus
×Pachgerocereus
Moran
Pachgerocereus
Moran
Pachycereus
Papyrocactus
Doweld
Parodia
Spegazzini
Parrycactus
Parviopuntia
Soulaire & Marn.-Lap.
Patrocereus
M.H.J.van der Meer
Pediocactus
Peireskiopsis
Vaupel
Pelecyphora
Peniocereus
Pereskia
Miller
Pereskiopsis
Peronocactus
Doweld
Peruviopuntia
Guiggi
Peruvocereus
Peyotl
F.Hern.
Pfeiffera
Phellosperma
Britton & Rose
Philippicereus
Phyllarthus
Phyllocactus
Phyllocereus
Pierrebraunia
Esteves
Pilocanthus
Pilocereus
Lemaire
Pilocopiapoa
F. Ritter
Pilopsis
Y.Itô
Pilosocereus
Piptanthocereus
Platyopuntia
(Engelmann) F. Ritter
Plutonopuntia
P.V.Heath
Polascontria
Y.Cruz & S.Vázquez
Polaskia
Porfiria
Praecereus
Praepilosocereus
Guiggi
Prillea
M.H.J.van der Meer
Pseudoacanthocereus
F. Ritter
Pseudoechinocereus
Buining
Pseudoespostoa
Backeberg
Pseudolobivia
Pseudomaihueniopsis
Guiggi
Pseudomammillaria
Pseudomitrocereus
Pseudonopalxochia
Pseudopilocereus
Pseudorhipsalis
Pseudosolisia
Y.Itô
Pseudotephrocactus
Fric & Schelle
Pseudozygocactus
Backeberg
Pterocactus
K. Schumann
Pterocereus
Puebloa
Doweld
Puna
Punotia
D.R.Hunt
Pygmaeocereus
Pyrrhocactus
Quiabentia
Rapicactus
Rapicarpus
M.H.J.van der Meer
Rathbunia
Britton & Rose
Rauhocereus
Rebulobivia
Fric
Rebutia
Reicheocactus
Rhipsalidopsis
Rhipsalis
Rhipsaphyllopsis
Rhipsatiora
Urano
Rhodocactus
Rimacactus
Mottram
Rittellicereus
P.V.Heath
Ritterocactus
Doweld
Ritterocereus
Backeberg
Rodentiophila
F.Ritter ex Backeb.
Rooksbya
Roseia
Roseocactus
Roseocereus
Backeberg
Salmiopuntia
Fric
Salmonopuntia
P.V.Heath
Salpingolobivia
Salpingolobiviopsis
Y.Itô
Samaipaticereus
Schlumbergera
Schlumbergeranthus
Doweld
Schlumbergopsis
P.V.Heath
Sclerocactus
Britton & Rose
Scoparebutia
Frič & Kreuz. ex Buining
Seleliocereus
Seleniaporus
G.D.Rowley
Selenicereus
(A. Berger) Britton & Rose
×Seleniphylchia
Supplie
×Seleniphyllum
G. D. Rowley
×Seleniporocactus
G. D. Rowley
×Selenirisia
G. D. Rowley
Selenochia
Sericocactus
Seticereus
Seticleistocactus
Setidenmoza
Setiechinopsis
Setirebutia
Fric
Siccobaccatus
P. J. Braun & Esteves
Soehrensia
Backeberg
Solisia
Britton & Rose
Spegazzinia
Sphaeropuntia
Guiggi
Spinicalycium
Fric
Stenocactus
(K. Schumann) A. Berger
Stenocereus
(A. Berger) Riccobono
Stephanocereus
Stetsonia
Stromatocactus
Karw. ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler
Stromatocarpus
Strombocactus
Britton & Rose
Strophocactus
Strophocereus
Frič & Kreuz.
Submatucana
Subpilocereus
Backeberg
Subulatopuntia
Frič & Schelle
Sulcorebutia
Tacinga
Tephrocactus
Terecaulis
Berge
Thelocactus
Thelocephala
Thelomastus
Frič ex Kreuz.
Thrixanthocereus
Backeberg
Torreycactus
Doweld
Toumeya
Britton & Rose
Trichocereus
Trichoëchinopsis
×Trichomoza
Font & Picca
Trichopuntia
Guiggi
Trochilocactus
Lindinger
Tunas
Lunell
Tunilla
D.R.Hunt & Iliff
Turbinicactus
Turbinicarpus
Buxbaum & Backeberg
Turbiniphora
Halda & Malina
Uebelmannia
Buining
Ursopuntia
P.V.Heath
Utahia
Vatricania
Backeberg
Weberbauerocereus
Weberiopuntia
Fric
Weberocereus
Weingartia
Werckleocereus
Wigginsia
D. M. Porter
Wilcoxia
Wilmattea
Winteria
F.Ritter
Winterocereus
Backeberg
Wittia
Schumann
Wittiocactus
Rauschert
Xiquexique
Lavor, Calvente & Versieux
Yavia
R. Kiesling & Piltz
Yungasocereus
F. Ritter
Zehntnerella
Zygocactus
Zygocereus
Frič & Kreuz.
Holdings
31 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Cactaceae
Identification made in
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