Facheiroa markgrafii

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Facheiroa markgrafii
Brasilicereus markgrafii Backeberg & Voll.JPG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Facheiroa
Species:
F. markgrafii
Binomial name
Facheiroa markgrafii
Synonyms
  • Cereus markgrafii(Backeb. & Voll) P.J.Braun 1988
  • Brasilicereus markgrafiiBackeberg & Voll

Facheiroa markgrafii is a species of cactus which is endemic to Brazil.

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Description

Facheiroa markgrafii has unbranched, grayish-green shoots that are up to 2.5 cm in diameter and can grow up to 1.5 meters tall. It typically has 13 ribs with gray wool-covered areoles. The cactus has one central spine, occasionally up to four, reaching up to 4 cm long, and 12 to 18 irregularly protruding marginal spines, each 6 to 10 mm long. The flowers are bell- to funnel-shaped, light green-whitish, up to 6 cm long, and 5 cm in diameter. [2]

Distribution

This species is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It occurs in the campos rupestres (rocky fields) montane savanna. [1]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1949 by Curt Backeberg and Otto Voll. The specific epithet, markgrafii, honors German botanist Friedrich Markgraf. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Machado, M.; Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D. (2017). "Brasilicereus markgrafii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T40876A121436787. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40876A121436787.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Nigel; Zappi, Daniela (2018). "Additions and corrections to 'Cacti of Eastern Brazil'". Bradleya. 36 (36): 2–21. doi:10.25223/brad.n36.2018.a2. ISSN   0265-086X.
  3. ↑ Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives. Nr. 25, 2011, S. 7.
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