Facheiroa markgrafii
{{Short description|Species of cactus}}
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| image = Brasilicereus markgrafii Backeberg & Voll.JPG
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Facheiroa markgrafii
| synonyms = *Cereus markgrafii {{au|(Backeb. & Voll) P.J.Braun 1988}}
- Brasilicereus markgrafii {{au|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.{{cite journal | last1=Taylor | first1=Nigel | last2=Zappi | first2=Daniela | title=Additions and corrections to 'Cacti of Eastern Brazil' | journal=Bradleya | volume=36 | issue=36 | date=2018 | issn=0265-086X | doi=10.25223/brad.n36.2018.a2 | pages=2–21}}
Distribution
This species is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It occurs in the campos rupestres (rocky fields) montane savanna.
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1949 by Curt Backeberg and Otto Voll. The specific epithet, markgrafii, honors German botanist Friedrich Markgraf.Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives. Nr. 25, 2011, S. 7.
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Brasilicereus markgrafii|Brasilicereus markgrafii}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Brasilicereus markgrafii|Brasilicereus markgrafii}}
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Category:Cacti of South America