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Plant Families that include
                Succulent Species

More than 60 plant families, split into some 300 genera, have evolved succulent species. This page summarises families and genera that include succulent members, with links to further information where available.
  • Notes:
  • Amaryllidaceae, Bromeliaceae, Hyacinthaceae and Orchidaceae are often excluded from succulent plant shows.
  • Many families listed include only a few succulent species.
  • Non-succulent genera within families are not listed.
  • Genera may be grouped quite differently for show purposes, especially caudiciforms.
  • Taxonomy is often controversial, changing frequently. This page follows the APG II system incorporating recent molecular analysis.

Monocotyledons  (Plants with a single seed leaf)

Order Asparagales

The Agavaceae, Dracaenaceae and Nolinaceae have been variously grouped together, but recently demerged into separate families.


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  • Orchidaceae   -   Orchids
    Very incomplete list.
  • Acampe
  • Aerangis
  • Ansellia
  • Bolusiella
  • Bulbophyllum
  • Calanthe
  • Cirrhopetalum
  • Cyrtorchis
  • Eulophia
  • Liparis
  • Oberonia
  • Oeceoclades
  • Polystachya
  • Tridactyle
  • Vanilla

Order Commelinales


Order Dioscoreales


Order Poales



Dicotyledons  (Plants with two seed leaves)


Order Apiales


Order Asterales



Order Brassicales


Order Caryophyllales

  • Aloinopsis
  • Argyroderma
  • Bijlia
  • Braunsia
  • Carruanthus
  • Cephalophyllum
  • Cerochlamys
  • Chasmatophyllum
  • Cheiridopsis
  • Conophytum
  • Cylindrophyllum
 
          and other genera.
  • Dracophilus
  • Ebracteola
  • Faucaria
  • Fenestraria
  • Glottiphyllum
  • Imitaria
  • Jacobsenia
  • Juttadinteria
  • Lampranthus
  • Lapidaria
  • Lithops
  • Machairophyllum
  • Monilaria
  • Nananthus
  • Odontophorus
  • Pleiospilos
  • Psammophora
  • Rhombophyllum
  • Ruschia
  • Schwantesia
  • Titanopsis
  • Trichodiadema

 
  • Subfamily Pereskioideae: broad leaves, no glochids.
    Pereskia, Maihuenia
    (or Maihuenia may be separated into Subfamily Maihuenioideae.)
     
  • Subfamily Opuntioideae: fleshy round leaves present or absent, glochids present.
    Austrocylindropuntia, Brasiliopuntia, Cylindropuntia, Cumulopuntia, Grusonia, Micropuntia, Opuntia, Pereskiopsis, Pterocactus, Quiabentia, Tacinga, Tephrocactus, Tunilla.
     
  • Subfamily Cactoideae: no leaves*, no glochids.
    Ariocarpus, Astrophytum, Aztekium, Carnegiea, Cereus, Cleistocactus, Coryphantha, Echinocactus, Echinocereus, Echinomastus, Epithelantha, Escobaria, Ferocactus, Geohintonia, Hylocereus, Leuchtenbergia, Lobivia, Lophophora, Mammillaria, Matucana, Neolloydia, Obregonia, Parodia, Pelecyphora, Pilosocereus, Pediocactus, Rebutia, Rhipsalis, Sclerocactus, Schlumbergia, Stenocactus, Strombocactus, Thelocactus, Trichocereus, Turbinocarpus, Uebelmannia and all other genera.
     
    *Except that some species have seed leaves.
     



  Order Celastrales


Order Cucurbitales


  • Cucurbitaceae   -   Gourds
  • Acanthosicyos
  • Cephalopentandra
  • Coccinia
  • Corallocarpus
  • Cucurbita
  • Dendrosicyos
  • Gerrardanthus
  • Ibervillea
  • Kedrostis
  • Maximowiczia
  • Momordica
  • Neoalsomitra
  • Seyrigia
  • Xerosicyos
  • Zygosicyos


Order Ericales



Order Fabales


Order Gentianales


Order Geraniales


Order Lamiales




Order Malpighiales

  • Monadenium
  • The Family Monadenium has been absorbed into Euphorbia.
    The genera below are therefore obsolete.
  • Cridoscolus
  • Elaeophorbia
  • Endadenium
  • Jatropha
  • Monadenum
  • Pedilanthus
  • Phyllanthus
  • Stenadenium
  • Synadenium


Order Malvales

adansonia digitata
  • Bombacaceae
  • Adansonia
  • Bombax
  • Cavanillesia
  • Ceiba
  • Chorisia
  • Pseudobombax

Order Myrtales


Order Oxalidales


Order Piperales


Order Ranunculales


Order Rosales


  • Urticaceae   -   Nettles
  • Caution ! Some species of Urticaceae have stinging hairs.
  • Pilea   without stinging hairs.
  • Sarcopilea

Order Sapindales



Order Saxifragales

  • Adromischus
  • Aeonium
  • Afrovivella
  • Aichryson
  • Aizoopsis
  • Altamiranoa
  • Bryophyllum
  • Chiastophyllum
  • Cotyledon
  • Crassula
  • Cremnophila
  • Diamorpha
  • Dudleya
  • Echeveria
  • Gormania
  • Graptopetalum
  • (Greenovia) = Aeonium
  • Hasseanthus
  • Hylotelephium
  • Jovibarba
  • Kalanchoe
  • Kitchingia
  • Lenophyllum
  • Meterostachys
  • Monanthes
  • Mucizonia
  • Oliveranthus
  • Orostachys
  • Pachyphytum
  • Phedimus
  • Pistorinia
  • Prometheum
  • Pseudosedum
  • Rhodiola

Order Solanales


Order Vitales


 Order Welwitschiales


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  Last update: 20th December 2007.
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