Cactaceae

Deamia Britton & Rose

First published in Cact. 2: 212 (1920)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Mexico to Central America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

Introduced into:

India

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lodé, J. (2025). Taxonomy of the Cactaceae. The New Classification of Cacti Based on Molecular Research and Fully Explained 3-6 Editions Cactus-Adventures.
  • de Vos, J.M., Eggli, U., Nyffeler, R., Larridon, I., McGinnie, C., Epitawalage, N., Maurin, O., Forest, F. & Baker, W.J. (2025). Phylogenomics and classification of Cactaceae based on hundreds of nuclear genes. Plant Systematics and Evolution 311-28: 1-53.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter D: 1-30141. [Cited as Selenicereus.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0