Austrocactus Britton & Rose [Cactaceae-Cactoideae-Notocacteae]
5 Patagonia, temp. Arg., S Chile

family Cactaceae 3 subfamilies 1750 species Cactoideae Opuntioideae Pereskioideae

subfamily Cactoideae 9 tribes 1359 species Browningieae Cacteae Cereeae Echinocereeae Hylocereeae Notocacteae Pachycereeae Rhipsalideae Trichocereeae

tribe Notocacteae 8 genera 158 species Austrocactus 5 Patagonia, temp. Arg., S Chile [3] Blossfeldia 1 Bolivian Andes and adjacent Arg. [1] Copiapoa 26 coastal deserts Atacama and Antofagasta [9] Eriosyce 35 C Chile, N Chile, subtrop. Arg., S Peruvian Andes [21] Eulychnia 6 N Chile, S Peruvian Andes [2] Frailea 17 Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, subtrop. Arg. [1] Neowerdermannia 2 Peruvian Andes, N Chile, Bolivian Andes, adjacent Arg. [1] Parodia 66 subtrop. Arg., Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul, Parana, Santa Catarina [20]