| Acanthocalycium Backeberg | ~ Echinopsis |
| Acanthocereus (Engelmann ex Berger) Britton & Rose | |
| Acantholobivia Backeberg | Echinopsis |
| Acanthorhipsalis Kimnach | Lepismium |
| Acanthorhipsalis (Schumann) Britten & Rose | Lepismium |
| Akersia Buining | Cleistocactus |
| Ancistrocactus Britton & Rose | Sclerocactus |
| Anisocereus Backeberg | Pachycereus |
| Aporocactus Lemaire | Disocactus |
| Arequipa Britton & Rose | Oreocereus |
| Arequipiopsis Kreuzinger & Buining | Oreocereus |
| Ariocarpus Scheidweiler | |
| Armatocereus Backeberg | |
| Arrojadoa Britton & Rose | |
| Arthrocereus Berger | |
| Astrophytum Lemaire | |
| Austrocactus Britton & Rose | |
| Austrocephalocereus Backeberg | Micranthocereus |
| Austrocylindropuntia Backeberg | Opuntia |
| Aylostera Spegazzini | Rebutia |
| Aztekium Bödeker | |
| Azureocereus Akers & Johnson | Browningia |
| Backebergia Bravo | Pachycereus |
| Bartschella Britton & Rose | Mammillaria |
| Bergerocactus Britton & Rose | |
| Binghamia Britton & Rose | Espostoa |
| Bisnaga Orcutt | Ferocactus |
| Blossfeldia Werdermann | ~ Parodia |
| Bolivicereus Cárdenas | Cleistocactus |
| Bonifazia Standley & Steyermark | Disocactus |
| Borzicactella Ritter | Cleistocactus |
| Borzicactus Riccobono | Cleistocactus |
| Brachycalycium Backeberg | Gymnocalycium |
| Brachycereus Britton & Rose | |
| Brasilicactus Backeberg | Parodia |
| Brasilicereus Backeberg | |
| Brasiliopuntia (Schumann) Berger | Opuntia |
| Brasiliparodia Ritter | Parodia |
| Bravocactus Doweld | Turbinicarpus |
| Browningia Britton & Rose | |
| Buiningia Buxbaum | Coleocephalocereus |
| Cactus sensu Britton & Rose | Melocactus |
| Cactus Linneaus | Mammillaria |
| Calymmanthium Ritter | |
| Carnegiea Britton & Rose | |
| Castellanosia Cárdenas | Browningia |
| Cephalocereus Pfeiffer | |
| Cephalocleistocactus Ritter | ~ Cleistocactus |
| Cereus Miller | |
| Chamaecereus Britton & Rose | Echinopsis |
| Chiapasia Britton & Rose | Disocactus |
| Chichipia Backeberg | Polaskia |
| Chilita Orcutt | Mammillaria |
| Cintia Knize & Riha | ~ Rebutia? |
| Cipocereus Ritter | |
| Cleistocactus Lemaire | |
| xCleistocana Rowley | |
| Cochemiea (K. Brandegee) Walton | Mammillaria |
| Cochiseia Earle | Escobaria |
| Coleocephalocereus Backeberg | |
| Coloradoa Boissevain & Davidson | Sclerocactus |
| Consolea Lemaire | Opuntia |
| Copiapoa Britton & Rose | |
| Corryocactus Britton & Rose | |
| Corynopuntia F. Knuth | Opuntia |
| Coryphantha (Engelmann) Lemaire | |
| Cryptocereus Alexander | Selenicereus |
| Cullmannia Distefano | Peniocereus |
| Cumarinia Buxbaum | Coryphantha |
| Cumulopuntia Ritter | Opuntia |
| Cylindropuntia (Engelmann) F. Knuth | Opuntia |
| Deamia Britton & Rose | Selenicereus |
| Delaetia Backeberg | Eriosyce |
| Dendrocereus Britton & Rose | ~ Acanthocereus |
| Denmoza Britton & Rose | |
| Digitorebutia Buining | Rebutia |
| Discocactus Pfeiffer | |
| Disocactus Lindley | |
| Dolichothele (Schumann) Britten & Rose | Mammillaria |
| Eccremocactus Britton & Rose | Weberocereus |
| Echinocactus Link & Otto | |
| Echinocereus Engelmann | |
| Echinofossulocactus Lawrence | Stenocactus |
| Echinofossulocactus sensu Britton & Rose | Sclerocactus |
| Echinomastus Britton & Rose | Sclerocactus |
| Echinopsis Zuccarini | |
| Emorycactus Doweld | Echinocactus |
| Encephalocarpus Berger | Pelecyphora |
| Eomatucana Ritter | Matucana |
| Epiphyllanthus Berger | Schlumbergera |
| Epiphyllopsis (Berger) Backeberg & Knuth | Hatiora |
| Epiphyllum Pfeiffer | Schlumbergera |
| Epiphyllum Haworth | |
| Epithelantha Weber ex Britton & Rose | |
| Erdisia Britton & Rose | Corryocactus |
| Eriocactus Backeberg | Parodia |
| Eriocephala Backeberg | Parodia |
| Eriocereus Riccobono | Harrisia |
| Eriosyce Philippi | |
| Erythrorhipsalis Berger | Rhipsalis |
| Escobaria Britton & Rose | |
| Escontria Rose | |
| Espostoa Britton & Rose | |
| xEspostocactus Mottram | |
| Espostoopsis Buxbaum | |
| Eulychnia Philippi |
| Facheiroa Britton & Rose | |
| Ferocactus Britton & Rose | |
| Floribunda Ritter | Cipocereus |
| Frailea Britton & Rose | ~ Parodia |
| Geohintonia Glass & Fitz Maurice | |
| Gerocephalus Ritter | Espostoopsis |
| Glandulicactus Backeberg | Sclerocactus |
| Grusonia F. Reichenbach ex Britton & Rose | Opuntia |
| Gymnanthocereus Backeberg | Browningia |
| Gymnocactus Backeberg | Turbinicarpus |
| Gymnocalycium Pfeiffer ex Mittler | |
| Gymnocereus Backeberg | Browningia |
| Haageocereus Backeberg | |
| xHaagespostoa Rowley | |
| Hamatocactus Britton & Rose | Thelocactus |
| Harrisia Britton | |
| Haseltonia Backeberg | Cephalocereus |
| Hatiora Britton & Rose | |
| Heliabravoa Backeberg | Polaskia |
| Helianthocereus Backeberg | Echinopsis |
| Heliocereus (Berger) Britton & Rose | Disocactus |
| Hertrichocereus Backeberg | Stenocereus |
| Hildewintera Ritter | Cleistocactus |
| Homalocephala Britton & Rose | Echinocactus |
| Horridocactus Backeberg | Eriosyce |
| Hylocereus (Berger) Britton & Rose | |
| Hymenorebutia Fric ex Buining | Echinopsis |
| Islaya Backeberg | Eriosyce |
| Isolatocereus (Backeberg) Backeberg | Stenocereus |
| Jasminocereus Britton & Rose |
| Kadenicarpus Doweld | Turbinicarpus |
| Krainzia Backeberg | Mammillaria |
| Lasiocereus Ritter | ~ Haageocereus? |
| Lemaireocereus Britton & Rose | Pachycereus |
| Leocereus Britton & Rose | |
| Lepidocoryphantha Backeberg | Coryphantha |
| Lepismium Pfeiffer | |
| Leptocereus (Berger) Britton & Rose | |
| Leptocladodia Buxbaum | Mammillaria |
| Leuchtenbergia Hooker | |
| Leucostele Backeberg | Echinopsis |
| Lobeira Alexander | Disocactus |
| Lobivia Britton & Rose | Echinopsis |
| Lophocereus (Berger) Britton & Rose | Pachycereus |
| Lophophora J. Coulter | |
| Loxanthocereus Backeberg | Cleistocactus |
| Lymanbensonia Kimnach | Lepismium |
| Machaerocereus Britton & Rose | Stenocereus |
| Maihuenia (Philippi ex F.A.C. Weber) Schumann | |
| Maihueniopsis Spegazzini | Opuntia |
| Malacocarpus Salm-Dyck | Parodia |
| Mamillopsis Morren ex Britton & Rose | Mammillaria |
| Mammillaria Haworth | |
| Mammilloydia Buxbaum | |
| Marenopuntia Backeberg | Opuntia |
| Marginatocereus (Backeberg) Backeberg | Pachycereus |
| Maritimocereus Akers & Buining | Cleistocactus |
| Marniera Backeberg | Selenicereus |
| Marshallocereus Backeberg | Stenocereus |
| Matucana Britton & Rose | |
| Mediocactus Britton & Rose | Selenicereus |
| Mediolobivia Backeberg | Rebutia |
| Melocactus Link & Otto | |
| Meyerocactus Doweld | Echinocactus |
| Micranthocereus Backeberg | |
| Mila Britton & Rose | |
| Mirabella Ritter | Cereus |
| Mitrocereus Ritter | Pachycereus |
| Monvillea Britton & Rose | Praecereus |
| Morangaya Rowley | Echinocereus |
| Morawetzia Backeberg | Oreocereus |
| xMyrtgerocactus Moran | |
| Myrtillocactus Console |
| Navajoa Croizat | Pediocactus |
| Neoabbottia Britton & Rose | Leptocereus |
| Neobesseya Britton & Rose | Escobaria |
| Neobinghamia Backeberg | xHaagespostoa |
| Neobuxbaumia Backeberg | |
| Neocardenasia Backeberg | Neoraimondia |
| Neochilenia Backeberg ex Doelz | Eriosyce |
| Neodawsonia Backeberg | Cephalocereus |
| Neoevansia Marshall | Peniocereus |
| Neogomesia Castañeda | Ariocarpus |
| Neolloydia Britton & Rose | |
| Neolobivia (Backeberg) Y. Ito | Echinopsis |
| Neomammillaria Britton & Rose | Mammillaria |
| Neoporteria Britton & Rose | Eriosyce |
| Neoraimondia Britton & Rose | |
| Neowerdermannia Fric | |
| Nopalea Salm-Dyck | Opuntia |
| Nopalxochia Britton & Rose | Disocactus |
| Normanbokea Kladiwa & Buxbaum | Turbinicarpus |
| Notocactus (Schumann) Fric | Parodia |
| Nyctocereus (Berger) Britton & Rose | Peniocereus |
| Obregonia Fric | |
| Oehmea Buxbaum | Mammillaria |
| Opuntia Miller | |
| Oreocereus (Berger) Riccobono | |
| Oroya Britton & Rose | |
| Ortegocactus Alexander |
| xPacherocactus Rowley | |
| Pachycereus (Berger) Britton & Rose | |
| Parodia Spegazzini | |
| Pediocactus Britton & Rose | |
| Pelecyphora Ehrenberg | |
| Peniocereus (Berger) Britton & Rose | |
| Pereskia Miller | |
| Pereskiopsis Britton & Rose | |
| Peruvocereus Akers | Haageocereus |
| Pfeiffera Salm-Dyck | Lepismium |
| Phellosperma Britton & Rose | Mammillaria |
| Philippicereus Backeberg | Eulychnia |
| Phyllocactus Link | Epiphyllum |
| Pierrebraunia Esteves Pereira | Arrojadoa |
| Pilocanthus B.W. Benson & Backeberg | Pediocactus |
| Pilocereus Schumann | Pilosocereus |
| Pilocereus Lemaire | Cephalocereus |
| Pilocopiapoa Ritter | Copiapoa |
| Pilosocereus Byles & Rowley | |
| Piptanthocereus (Berger) Riccobono | Cereus |
| Platyopuntia (Engelmann) Ritter | Opuntia |
| Polaskia Backeberg | |
| Porfiria Bödeker | Mammillaria |
| Praecereus Buxbaum | |
| Pseudoacanthocereus Ritter | |
| Pseudoespostoa Backeberg | Espostoa |
| Pseudolobivia (Backeberg) Backeberg | Echinopsis |
| Pseudomammillaria Buxbaum | Mammillaria |
| Pseudomitrocereus Bravo & Buxbaum | Pachycereus |
| Pseudonopalxochia Backeberg | Disocactus |
| Pseudopilocereus Buxbaum | Pilosocereus |
| Pseudorhipsalis Britton & Rose | |
| Pseudozygocactus Backeberg | Hatiora |
| Pterocactus Schumann | |
| Pterocereus MacDougall & Miranda | Pachycereus |
| Puna Kiesling | Opuntia |
| Pygmaeocereus Johnson & Backeberg | |
| Pyrrhocactus Berger | Eriosyce |
| Quiabentia Britton & Rose |
| Rapicactus Buxbaum & Oehme | Turbinicarpus |
| Rathbunia Britton & Rose | Stenocereus |
| Rauhocereus Backeberg | ~ Browningia |
| Rebutia Schumann | |
| Reicheocactus Backeberg | Echinopsis |
| Rhipsalidopsis Britton & Rose | Hatiora |
| Rhipsalis Gaertner | |
| Rhodocactus (Berger) F. Knuth | Pereskia |
| Ritterocereus Backeberg | Stenocereus |
| Rodentiophila Backeberg | Eriosyce |
| Rooksbya (Backeberg) Backeberg | Neobuxbaumia |
| Roseocactus Berger | Ariocarpus |
| Roseocereus Backeberg | Harrisia |
| Samaipaticereus Cárdenas | |
| Schlumbergera Lemaire | |
| Sclerocactus Britton & Rose | |
| Selenicereus (Berger) Britton & Rose | |
| Seticereus Backeberg | Cleistocactus |
| Seticleistocactus Backeberg | Cleistocactus |
| Setiechinopsis (Backeberg) De Haas | Echinopsis |
| Siccobaccactus Braun & Esteves Pereira | Micranthocereus |
| Soehrensia Backeberg | Echinopsis |
| Solisia Britton & Rose | Mammillaria |
| Stenocactus (Schumann) A.W. Hill | |
| Stenocereus (Berger) Riccobono | |
| Stephanocereus Berger | |
| Stetsonia Britton & Rose | |
| Strombocactus Britton & Rose | |
| Strophocactus Britton & Rose | Selenicereus |
| Submatucana Backeberg | Matucana |
| Subpilocereus Backeberg | Cereus |
| Sulcorebutia Backeberg | Rebutia |
| Tacinga Britton & Rose | |
| Tephrocactus Lemaire | Opuntia |
| Thelocactus (Schumann) Britton & Rose | |
| Thelocephala Y. Ito | Eriosyce |
| Thrixanthocereus Backeberg | Espostoa |
| Torreyocactus Doweld | Thelocactus |
| Toumeya Britton & Rose | Sclerocactus |
| Trichocereus (Berger) Riccobono | Echinopsis |
| Turbinicarpus (Backeberg) Buxbaum & Backeberg |
| Uebelmannia Buining | |
| Utahia Britton & Rose | Pediocactus |
| Vatricania Backeberg | Espostoa |
| Weberbauerocereus Backeberg | ~ Echinopsis |
| Weberocereus Britton & Rose | |
| Weingartia Werdermann | Rebutia |
| Werckleocereus Britton & Rose | Weberocereus |
| Wigginsia D.M. Porter | Parodia |
| Wilcoxia Britton & Rose | Echinocereus |
| Wilmattea Britton & Rose | Hylocereus |
| Wintera Ritter | Cleistocactus |
| Winterocereus Backeberg | Cleistocactus |
| Wittia Schumann | Disocactus |
| Wittiocactus Rauschert | Disocactus |
| Yungasocereus Ritter | ~ Cleistocactus |
| Zehntnerella Britton & Rose | Facheiroa |
| Zygocactus Schumann | Schlumbergera |