# Cereinae

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Subtribe of cacti

Cereinae Cereus repandus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Cereeae Subtribe: Cereinae Britton & Rose Type genus Cereus Genera See text.

***Cereinae*** is a subtribe of [cacti](/source/Cactus) in the tribe [Cereeae](/source/Cereeae), subfamily [Cactoideae](/source/Cactoideae). It is one of the six subtribes into which the tribe Cereeae was divided in 2023, the others being the monotypic Aylosterinae, Gymnocalyciinae, and Uebelmanniinae, along with [Rebutiinae](/source/Rebutiinae) and [Trichocereinae](/source/Trichocereinae).[1]

## Genera

14 genera were firmly included in subtribe Cereinae in a 2021 study.[2] This included *Stephanocereus*, treated as a synonym of *Arrojadoa* by [Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) as of September 2023[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cereinae&action=edit).[3] *[Espostoopsis](/source/Espostoopsis)* was not included in the 2021 study, but was noted to have been placed in Cereinae in many previous studies, including that by Lendel in 2013.[2][4] *Serrulatocereus* was also not included in the 2021 study. It may not be distinct from *Cereus* as molecular phylogenetic studies have placed it in that genus, a placement accepted by some sources.[5] A 2023 [molecular phylogenetic](/source/Molecular_phylogenetics) study found that *Stetsonia*, formerly placed in subtribe [Rebutiinae](/source/Rebutiinae), belonged in Cereinae.[1]

Image Genus Living species Arrojadoa Britton & Rose, (1920) Arrojadoa albiflora Arrojadoa dinae Arrojadoa eriocaulis Buining & Brederoo Arrojadoa marylanae Arrojadoa multiflora F.Ritter Arrojadoa olsthoorniana Hofacker, M.Machado & R.Pontes Arrojadoa penicillata Arrojadoa rhodantha Bragaia Esteves, Hofacker & P.J.Braun Bragaia estevesii Brasilicereus Backeb. Brasilicereus markgrafiiBackeb. & Voll Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb. Cereus Mill. 25 species: Cereus aethiops Haw. Cereus bicolor Rizzini & A.Mattos Cereus fernambucensis Lem. Cereus forbesii C.F.Först. Cereus fricii Backeb. Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill. Cereus hildmannianus K.Schum. Cereus horrispinus Backeb. Cereus insularis Hemsl. Cereus jamacaru DC. Cereus lamprospermus K.Schum. Cereus lanosus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun Cereus lepidotus Salm-Dyck Cereus mortensenii (Croizat) D.R.Hunt & N.P.Taylor Cereus pachyrrhizus K.Schum. Cereus phatnospermus K.Schum. Cereus pierre-braunianus Esteves Cereus repandus (L.) Mill. Cereus saddianus (Rizzini & A.Mattos) P.J.Braun Cereus spegazzinii F.A.C.Weber Cereus stenogonus K.Schum. Cereus trigonodendron K.Schum. ex Vaupel Cereus vargasianus Cárdenas Cereus yungasensis A.Fuentes & Quispe Cipocereus F.Ritter Cipocereus bradei Cipocereus crassisepalus Cipocereus laniflorus Cipocereus minensis Cipocereus pleurocarpus Coleocephalocereus Backeb. Coleocephalocereus aureus F.Ritter Coleocephalocereus buxbaumianus Buining Coleocephalocereus buxbaumianus subsp. buxbaumianus. Coleocephalocereus buxbaumianus subsp. flavisetus (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor & Zappi Coleocephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Backeb. Coleocephalocereus fluminensis subsp. fluminensis Coleocephalocereus fluminensis subsp. decumbens (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor & Zappi Coleocephalocereus goebelianus (Vaupel) Buining Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus Buining & Brederoo Coleocephalocereus purpureus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter Discocactus Pfeiff. 1837 Discocactus bahiensis Britton & Rose Discocactus boliviensis Backeb. ex Buining Discocactus buenekeri W.R.Abraham Discocactus catingicola Buining & Brederoo Discocactus diersianus Esteves Pereira Discocactus fariae-peresii P.J.Braun Discocactus ferricola Buining & Brederoo Discocactus hartmannii (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose Discocactus heptacanthus (Barb.Rodr.) Britton & Rose Discocactus horstii Buining & Brederoo Discocactus petr-halfarii Zachar Discocactus placentiformis (Lehm.) K.Schum. Discocactus pseudoinsignis N.P.Taylor & Zappi Discocactus zehntneri Britton & Rose Espostoopsis Buxb. 1968 Espostoopsis dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Buxb. Facheiroa Britton & Rose 1920 Facheiroa bahiensis (Britton & Rose) N.P.Taylor Facheiroa braunii Esteves Facheiroa cephaliomelana Buining & Brederoo Facheiroa squamosa (Gürke) P.J.Braun & Esteves Facheiroa ulei (K.Schum.) Werderm. Floribunda F. Ritter Floribunda pusilliflora F.Ritter Lagenosocereus Doweld Lagenosocereus luetzelburgii(Vaupel) Doweld Melocactus Link & Otto 52 species: Melocactus acunae León Melocactus × albicephalus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus andinus R.Gruber ex N.P.Taylor Melocactus azureus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus bahiensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. Melocactus bellavistensis Rauh & Backeb. Melocactus braunii Esteves Melocactus brederooanus Buining Melocactus broadwayi (Britton & Rose) Houghton Melocactus caroli-linnaei N.P.Taylor Melocactus conoideus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus curvispinus Pfeiff. Melocactus deinacanthus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus ernestii Vaupel Melocactus estevesii P.J.Braun Melocactus evae Z.Mészáros Melocactus ferreophilus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus glaucescens Buining & Brederoo Melocactus harlowii (Britton & Rose) Vaupel Melocactus heimenii P.J.Braun & Gonç.Brito Melocactus holguinensis Areces Melocactus × horridus Werderm. Melocactus inconcinnus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb. Melocactus lagunaensis (Z.Mészáros) D.Barrios & Majure Melocactus lanssensianus P.J.Braun Melocactus lemairei (Monv. ex Lem.) Miq. ex Lem. Melocactus levitestatus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus macracanthos (Salm-Dyck) Link & Otto Melocactus matanzanus León Melocactus mazelianus Říha Melocactus nagyi Z.Mészáros Melocactus neoviridescens Guiggi Melocactus neryi K.Schum. Melocactus oreas Miq. Melocactus pachyacanthus Buining & Brederoo Melocactus paucispinus Heimen & R.J.Paul Melocactus pedernalensis M.M.Mejía & R.G.García Melocactus perezassoi Areces Melocactus peruvianus Vaupel Melocactus praerupticola Areces Melocactus pruinosus Werderm. Melocactus radoczii Z.Mészáros Melocactus salvadorensis Werderm. Melocactus santiagoensis D.Barrios & Majure Melocactus schatzlii H.Till & R.Gruber Melocactus sergipensis N.P.Taylor & Meiado Melocactus smithii (Alexander) Buining ex G.D.Rowley Melocactus stramineus Suringar Melocactus × trachycephalus Suringar Melocactus violaceus Pfeiff. Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. Monvillea Monvillea amazonica Monvillea diffusa Monvillea euchlora Monvillea jaenensis Monvillea saxicola Monvillea smithiana Micranthocereus Backeb. Micranthocereus albicephalus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter Micranthocereus auri-azureus Buining & Brederoo Micranthocereus dolichospermaticus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter Micranthocereus estevesii (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter Micranthocereus flaviflorus Buining & Brederoo Micranthocereus hofackerianus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) M.Machado Micranthocereus polyanthus (Werderm.) Backeb. Micranthocereus polyanthus subsp. alvinii M.Machado & Hofacker Micranthocereus polyanthus subsp. polyanthus Micranthocereus purpureus (Gürke) F.Ritter Micranthocereus streckeri Van Heek & Van Criek. Micranthocereus violaciflorus Buining – synonym of Viridicereus violaciflorus Pierrebraunia Esteves Pierrebraunia bahiensis Pilosocereus Byles & G. D. Rowley 51 species: Pilosocereus albisummus P.J.Braun & Esteves Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus armatus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) A.R.Franck Pilosocereus arrabidae (Lem.) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus aureispinus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter Pilosocereus aurilanatus F.Ritter Pilosocereus aurisetus (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus azulensis N.P.Taylor & Zappi Pilosocereus bohlei Hofacker Pilosocereus brasiliensis (Britton & Rose) Backeb. Pilosocereus brooksianus (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus catingicola (Gürke) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus chrysacanthus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus chrysostele (Vaupel) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus collinsii (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus colombianus (Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus curtisii (Otto) A.R.Franck Pilosocereus densiareolatus F.Ritter Pilosocereus diersianus (Esteves) P.J.Braun Pilosocereus flavipulvinatus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter Pilosocereus flexibilispinus P.J.Braun & Esteves Pilosocereus floccosus Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus fulvilanatus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter Pilosocereus gaumeri (Britton & Rose) Backeb. Pilosocereus glaucochrous (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus jamaicensis Proctor ex A.R.Franck & al. Pilosocereus kanukuensis (Alexander) Leuenb. Pilosocereus lanuginosus (L.) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselg.) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus machrisii (E.Y.Dawson) Backeb. Pilosocereus magnificus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter Pilosocereus millspaughii (Britton) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus mollispinus P.J.Braun & Esteves Pilosocereus moritzianus (Otto) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus multicostatus F.Ritter Pilosocereus oligolepis (Vaupel) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus pachycladus F.Ritter Pilosocereus parvus (Diers & Esteves) P.J.Braun Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus (Labour.) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus piauhyensis (Gürke) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus purpusii (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus pusillibaccatus P.J.Braun & Esteves Pilosocereus quadricentralis (E.Y.Dawson) Backeb. Pilosocereus robinii (Lem.) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus splendidus F.Ritter Pilosocereus ×subsimilis Rizzini & A.Mattos Pilosocereus tillianus R.Gruber & Schatzl Pilosocereus vilaboensis (Diers & Esteves) P.J.Braun Siccobaccatus P.J.Braun & Esteves Siccobaccatus estevesii (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves Siccobaccatus dolichospermaticus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves Stephanocereus A.Berger Stephanocereus leucostele(Gürke) A.Berger Stetsonia Britt. & Rose Stetsonia coryne Xiquexique Lavor, Calvente & Versieux 2020 Xiquexique bohlei (Hofacker) N.P.Taylor Xiquexique gounellei (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Lavor & Calvente Xiquexique × heptagonus N.P.Taylor & Albuq.-Lima Xiquexique tuberculatus (Werderm.) Lavor & Calvente

## Intergeneric hybrids

Some intergeneric hybrids are known:[6]

Photo Notogenus Parentage Species × Coleocereus P.V.Heath Coleocephalocereus × Stephanocereus None published × Colosocereus G.D.Rowley Coleocephalocereus × Pilosocereus None published × Microsocereus G.D.Rowley Micranthocereus × Pilosocereus None published

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