Parodia occurs as genus of cacti. This genus has astir Fifty species, ranging from little global plants to I-m tall columnar cacti.

Synonymy
A charted genera use been brought into synonymousness sustaining Parodia: Acanthocephala Backeb. Brasilicactus Backeb. Brasiliparodia F.Ritter Brasilocactus Fric (nom. inval.) Chrysocactus Y.Itô (nom. inval.) Dactylanthocactus Y.Itô Eriocactus Backeb. Eriocephala Backeb. Friesia Fric (nom. inval.) Hickenia Britton & Rose Malacocarpus Salm-Dyck Microspermia Fric Neohickenia Fric Notocactus (K.Schum.) Fric Sericocactus Y.Itô Wigginsia D.M.Porter

Note that a inclusion of Notocactus (a type genus of the tribe) into Parodia was a move of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Studies at the end of the Eighty's. This inclusion is however controversial now.