Frailea
Frailea pumila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Fraileeae
Genus: Frailea
Britton & Rose
Type species
Frailea cataphracta
Species

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Frailea is a genus of globular to short cylindrical cacti native to South America. These species are cleistogamous. They were first classified in the genus Echinocactus.

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of October 2022:[1]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Frailea alexandri MetzingParaguay.
Frailea altasensis PrestléBrazil (Rio Grande do Sul)
Frailea amerhauseri PrestléBolivia (Santa Cruz).
Frailea buenekeri W.R.AbrahamBrazil (Rio Grande do Sul)
Frailea castanea Backeb.Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
Frailea cataphracta (Dams) Britton & RoseParaguay
Frailea chiquitana CárdenasBolivia
Frailea curvispina Buining & BrederooBrazil
Frailea diersiana SchädlichBolivia.
Frailea erythracantha R.Pontes, A.S.Oliveira & DebleBrazil (Rio Grande do Sul)
Frailea fulviseta Buining & BrederooBrazil
Frailea gracillima (Lem.) Britton & RoseBrazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Frailea mammifera Buining & BrederooBolivia and Argentina
Frailea phaeodisca (Speg.) Backeb. & F.M.KnuthBrazil and Uruguay
Frailea piltzii C.A.L.Bercht & SchädlichParaguay
Frailea pumila (Lem.) Britton & RoseBrazil, Argentina, and Uruguay
Frailea pygmaea (Speg.) Britton & RoseBolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay.
Frailea schilinzkyana (F.Haage ex K.Schum.) Britton & RoseBrazil to Argentina.
Frailea stockingeri PrestléBrazil (Rio Grande do Sul)

References

  1. "Frailea Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.


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