Facheiroa phaeacantha
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Facheiroa |
| Species: | F. phaeacantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Facheiroa phaeacantha (Gürke) N.P.Taylor | |
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Facheiroa phaeacantha is a species of Facheiroa found in Brazil.[1]
Description
[edit]Facheiroa phaeacantha typically grows with shoots that branch from the base, standing upright but sometimes leaning or climbing. The shoots are 4 to 9 centimeters in diameter and can reach up to 4 meters in height. The plant has 8 to 13 low, narrow ribs covered with whitish wool in the areoles. It features 1 to 3 yellowish-brown central spines up to 3 centimeters long and 10 to 12 yellowish marginal spines between 10 and 15 millimeters long. The flowers are whitish green to greenish, up to 6.5 centimeters long, and 6 centimeters in diameter, with a slightly curved flower tube. The slightly bumpy fruits can reach a diameter of up to 1.5 centimeters.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Facheiroa phaeacantha is native to the Brazilian state of Bahia.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first described as Cereus phaeacanthus by Max Gürke in 1908.[4] The specific epithet phaeacanthus derives from the Greek words phaios (gray) and akanthos (thorn), referring to the plant's thorniness. Curt Backeberg reclassified it into the genus Brasilicereus in 1942.[4] Then, it was reclassified to Facheiroa.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facheiroa phaeacantha (Gürke) N.P.Taylor". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 93. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ↑ Institution, Smithsonian (2023-09-04). "Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb". Smithsonian Institution (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- 1 2 "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
External links
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Media related to Brasilicereus phaeacanthus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Brasilicereus phaeacanthus at Wikispecies
