Cactaceae
Facheiroa

Facheiroa squamosa (Gürke) P.J.Braun & Esteves

First published in Kakteen And. Sukk. 40: 199 (1989)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia). It is a succulent shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rose, J.N. [s.n.] Brazil K000013259 Type Yes
Harley, R.M.; Taylor, N. [25557] Brazil K000013263 Yes
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1395] Brazil K000013262 Yes
N.P.Taylor et al. [1395] Brazil K:SPC-62119.000 No
Hunt, D.R. [6491] Brazil K000013258 Yes
N.P. Taylor et al. [1372] Brazil K:SPC-70005.000 No
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1418] Brazil K000013260 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [6491] Brazil K000013265 No
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1372] Brazil K000013261 Yes
N.P.Taylor et al. [1418] Brazil K:SPC-62121.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0