Facheiroa markgrafii

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

Facheiroa markgrafii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[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

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]