Facheiroa
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Facheiroa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Trichocereeae |
Genus: | Facheiroa Britton & Rose |
Species | |
Facheiroa is a genus of cacti that is endemic to Brazil.
Species[]
It is comprised by 8 species in the 2 subgenera of Facheiroa and Zehntnerella.
Species include:
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Facheiroa cephaliomelana | Brazil |
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Facheiroa squamosa | Brazil |
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Facheiroa ulei | Brazil |
The genus Zehntnerella (Britton & Rose) has been reclassified into this genus, to become a subgenus of it.
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Categories:
- Facheiroa
- Cacti of South America
- Endemic flora of Brazil
- Cactoideae genera
- Cactus stubs