Facheiroa

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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 squamosa Facheiroa ulei etc.

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:

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
		Brazil
	Facheiroa cephaliomelana	Brazil
	Facheiroa squamosa	Brazil
	Facheiroa ulei	Brazil

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

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Facheiroa at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Facheiroa at Wikispecies

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