Facheiroa

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Facheiroa
Subgenera: F. subg. Facheiroa – F. subg. Zehntnerella
Species: F. bahiensis – F. bragaia – F. braunii – F. cephaliomelana – F. markgrafii – F. phaeacantha – F. squamosa – F. ulei

Facheiroa cephaliomelana

Facheiroa phaeacantha

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Name

Facheiroa Britton & Rose, Cact. 2: 173. (1920) emend. Romeiro-Brito et al. (2023)

• Type species: Facheiroa ulei (K.Schum.) Werderm., Brasil. Säulenkakteen: 113 (1933)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Bragaia Esteves, Hofacker & P.J.Braun, Kakteen And. Sukk. 60: 328 (2009)
  • Brasilicereus Backeb., Blätt. Kakteenf. 5(6): 22 (1938)
  • Leocereus Britton & Rose, Cact. 2: 108 (1920)
  • Zehntnerella Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 176. (1920)
    • Type species: Z. squamulosa (Gürke) Britton & Rose

References

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1920. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 2. 239 pp. + 39 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 2: 173.

Additional references

• Romeiro-Brito, M., Taylor, N.P., Zappi, D.C., Telhe, M.C., Franco, F.F. & Moraes, E.M. 2023. Unravelling phylogenetic relationships of the tribe Cereeae using target enrichment sequencing. Annals of Botany 132(5): 989-1006. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad153 Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Facheiroa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Facheiroa. Published online. Accessed: June 5 2025. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Facheiroa in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Facheiroa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 June 2021. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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