Facheiroa is a genus of cacti that is endemic to Brazil.
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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 | |
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Facheiroa braunii | |
It is comprised by 8 species in the 2 subgenera of Facheiroa and Zehntnerella.
Species include:
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Facheiroa braunii | 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.
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