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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

412.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 310 (1789), nom. cons.
133 genera, ca. 1700-1800 spp. There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. The phylogeny is still somewhat in flux, but is getting more stabilized now. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1781; hybrids: 77
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl.: 142 (1821)
= Nopaleaceae Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; S. Gérardin de Mirecourt & N. A. Desvaux, Dict. Rais. Bot.: 52, 385 (1817)
412.5884 Genus Facheiroa Britton & Rose; The Cactaceae 2: 173 (1920)
Distribution: Brazil
Species listed in database: 8
= Bragaia Esteves, Hofacker & P.J.Braun; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 60(12): 328 (2009)
= Brasilicereus Backeb.; Blätter f. Kakteenforschung 6: 22 (1938)
= Cereus subgen.Brasilicereus (Backeb.) P.J.Braun; Bradleya 6: 87 (1988)
= Leocereus Britton & Rose; The Cactaceae 2: 108 (1920)
= Zehntnerella Britton & Rose; Cact. 2: 176 (1920)
species :
Facheiroa bahiensis (Britton & Rose) N.P.Taylor; Ann. Bot. 132(5): 1003 (2023)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Piauí, Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Leocereus bahiensis Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 2: 108 (1920)
= Cereus bahiensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.; Estud. Bot. Nordeste Braz. 3: 111 (1923) Insp. Fed. Obras Secc. Publ. 57
= Leocereus bahiensis subsp. barreirensis (P.J.Braun & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherl.) 74: 132 (1995)
= Leocereus bahiensis subsp. exiguospinus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherl.) 74: 132 (1995)
= Leocereus bahiensis subsp. robustispinus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherl.) 74: 132 (1995)
= Leocereus bahiensis subsp. urandianus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherl.) 74: 132 (1995)
= Leocereus bahiensis var. barreirensis P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 41(9): 205 (1990)
= Leocereus bahiensis var. exiguospinus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 41(9): 205 (1990)
= Leocereus bahiensis var. robustispinus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 41(9): 205 (1990)
= Leocereus bahiensis var. urandianus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 41(9): 205 (1990)
= Leocereus estevesii P.J.Braun; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 41(9): 204 (1990)
= Leocereus urandianus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 1: 222 (1979)
species :
Facheiroa bragaia N.P.Taylor; Ann. Bot. 132(5): 1003 (2023), nom. nov.
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Brasilicereus estevesii (Hofacker & P.J.Braun) N.P.Taylor & M.Machado; Cactac. Syst. Init. 1: 07 (2011)
= Bragaia estevesii Hofacker & P.J.Braun; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 60(12): 328 (2009)
species :
Facheiroa braunii Esteves; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 76: 126 (2004)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status not confirmed by molecular data
species :
Facheiroa cephaliomelana Buining & Brederoo; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 26(6): 121 (1975)
subspecies :
subsp. cephaliomelana
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Facheiroa pilosa F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 1: 219 (1979)
= Facheiroa tenebrosa P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 39(6): 131 (1988)
subspecies :
subsp. estevesii (P.J.Braun) N.P.Taylor & Zappi; Cact. Consens. Init. 3: 7 (1997)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Facheiroa estevesii P.J.Braun; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 37(4): 79 (1986)
species :
Facheiroa markgrafii (Backeb. & Voll) N.P.Taylor; Ann. Bot. 132(5): 1003 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Brasilicereus markgrafii Backeb. & Voll; Arquiv. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 9: 155 (1949)
= Cereus markgrafii (Backeb. & Voll) P.J.Braun; Bradleya 6: 87 (1988)
species :
Facheiroa phaeacantha (Gürke) N.P.Taylor; Ann. Bot. 132(5): 1003 (2023)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb.; Cact. Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakt.-Ges., Pt. 2, 50 (1941 publ. 1942)
= Brasilicereus breviflorus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 1: 228 (1979)
= Brasilicereus phaeacanthus subsp. breviflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherl.) 74(2): 83 (1995)
= Cephalocereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Britton & Rose; Cact. 2: 57 (1920)
= Cereus phaeacanthus Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 18: 57 (1908)
= Cereus phaeacanthus var. breviflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun; Bradleya 6: 87 (1988)
= Pilocereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb.; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 333 (1936)
species :
Facheiroa squamosa (Gürke) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 40(8): 199 (1989)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Piauí, Pernambuco, Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus squamosus Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakt. 18: 70 (1908)
= Facheiroa chaetacantha (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 40(8): 202 (1989)
= Facheiroa chaetacantha var. montealtoi (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 40(8): 202 (1989)
= Facheiroa squamosa subsp. chaetacantha (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor & Zappi; Bradleya 40: 87 (2022)
= Facheiroa squamosa subsp. polygona (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherl.) 74(3): 130 (1995)
= Facheiroa squamosa var. polygona (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 40(8): 202 (1989)
= Leocereus squamosus (Gürke) Werderm.; Bras. Säulenkakt. 98 (1933)
= Zehntnerella chaetacantha F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 1: 215 (1979)
= Zehntnerella chaetacantha var. montealtoi F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 1: 215 (1979)
= Zehntnerella polygona F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 1: 214 (1979)
= Zehntnerella squamulosa (Gürke) Britton & Rose; Cact. 2: 177 (1920)
species :
Facheiroa ulei (Gürke) Werderm.; Bras. Säulenkakt. 113 (1933)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Facheiroa pubiflora Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 2: 173 (1920)
= Cereus pubiflorus (Britton & Rose) Vaupel; Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2. 21: 635 (1925)
= Cephalocereus ulei Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakt. 18: 86 (1908)
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