Facheiroa

Facheiroa is a genus of cacti that is endemic to Brazil.

Facheiroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Trichocereeae
Genus: Facheiroa
Britton & Rose
Species

Facheiroa braunii
Facheiroa squamosa
Facheiroa ulei
etc.

Species

It is comprised by 8 species in the 2 subgenera of Facheiroa and Zehntnerella.

Species include:

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Facheiroa brauniiBrazil
Facheiroa cephaliomelanaBrazil
Facheiroa squamosaBrazil
Facheiroa uleiBrazil


The genus Zehntnerella (Britton & Rose) has been reclassified into this genus, to become a subgenus of it.

References


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