Facheiroa markgrafii

Facheiroa markgrafii
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Facheiroa
Species:	F. markgrafii
Binomial name
	Facheiroa markgrafii; Backeb. & Voll
Synonyms
	Cereus markgrafii (Backeb. & Voll) P.J.Braun 1988; Brasilicereus markgrafii Backeberg & Voll;

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

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

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.
^ Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives. Nr. 25, 2011, S. 7.