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Notes for the Genus:

Facheiroa

Etymology -The generic name is taken from a Brazilian word for cacti - Facheiro.
Facheiroa is endemic to Brazil, more specifically from Bahia. The species features columnar stems that branch at the base or form trees with short trunks. The stems have many tight ribs and heavy spines. A lateral cephalium - that is an especially wooly area along the side of the stem where flowers form -is present in some species, but absent in one. This is a major factor which has led to a separate genus of Zehntnerella being used for F. squamosa. Flowers of this species consist of very short perianth parts on the end of a tube-shaped floral tube that has scales and/or bristles. These later forming juicy fruits.

Facheiroa is almost non-existent in cultivation.

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Facheiroa cephaliomelana

Facheiroa cephaliomelana


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Facheiroa squamosa

Facheiroa squamosa


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Facheiroa ulei

Facheiroa ulei


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*Currently 3 of 3 known species in this genus are represented on CactiGuide.com.
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