Infrafamilial information from NPGS/GRIN

United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)



	GRIN Taxonomy for Plants

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Family: Cactaceae Juss., nom. cons.
subfam. Opuntioideae

Family number: 1896. Last updated: 13-Feb-2004.
Number of accepted genera: 16.
Type genus: Opuntia Mill.
Comment: dicot.

Complete list of genera

References for subfamily:

There are no references for this subfamily in GRIN.

Tribes for Opuntioideae:

Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Opuntioideae	Austrocylindropuntieae
Opuntioideae	Cylindropuntieae
Opuntioideae	Opuntieae
Opuntioideae	Pterocacteae
Opuntioideae	Tephrocacteae

Images:

Disseminule drawings (Opuntia ficus-indica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Opuntia ficus-indica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Seed (Opuntia acanthocarpa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Opuntia dillenii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Opuntia fulgida): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Opuntia humifusa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Opuntia leptocaulis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Opuntia spinosior): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Opuntia macrorhiza): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?1896 (22 May 2013)

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