Facheiroa phaeacantha

Facheiroa phaeacantha
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms
  • Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeberg
  • Cephalocereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Britton & Rose 1920
  • Cereus phaeacanthus Gürke 1908
  • Pilocereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb. 1936
  • Brasilicereus breviflorus F.Ritter 1979
  • Brasilicereus phaeacanthus subsp. breviflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves 1995
  • Cereus phaeacanthus var. breviflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun 1988
  • Pilocereus verheinei Rümpler 1885

Facheiroa phaeacantha is a species of Facheiroa found in Brazil.[1]

Description

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

Facheiroa phaeacantha is native to the Brazilian state of Bahia.[3]

Taxonomy

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

  1. ^ "Facheiroa phaeacantha (Gürke) N.P.Taylor". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  2. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 93. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  3. ^ Institution, Smithsonian (2023-09-04). "Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb". Smithsonian Institution (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  4. ^ a b "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
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