ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Facheiroa squamosa

Name author: (Gürke) P.J.Braun & Esteves

A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Facheiroa
Species: Facheiroa squamosa
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1989

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Facheiroa squamosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

10 synonyms in this snapshot

Cereus squamosusName author: Gürke
Facheiroa brauniiName author: Esteves
Facheiroa chaetacantha var. montealtoiName author: (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Facheiroa deinacanthusName author: Rauh ex Innes & Glass
Facheiroa squamosa subsp. polygonaName author: (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Facheiroa squamosa var. polygonaName author: (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Leocereus squamosusName author: (Gürke) Werderm.
Zehntnerella chaetacantha var. montealtoiName author: F.Ritter
Zehntnerella polygonaName author: F.Ritter
Zehntnerella squamulosaName author: (Gürke) Britton & Rose

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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