Brasilicereus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Brasilicereus
Species: B. markgrafii – B. phaeacanthus

Name

Brasilicereus Backeb., Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): 18; 8, 12, 24. (1938)

• Type species: Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 50. (1942)
  

Note: Genus accepted by POWO (2026), but subsumed into Facheiroa by CACO (2026)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cereus subg. Brasilicereus (Backeb.) P.J.Braun, Bradleya 6: 87. (1988)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Backeberg, C. 1938. Blatter für Kakteenforschung 1938(6): 18; 8, 12, 24.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Brasilicereus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Brasilicereus. Published online. Accessed: Jan 3 2021. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2026. Brasilicereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Brasilicereus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Mar 2021. Reference page.

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