Frailea
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.
| Frailea | |
|---|---|
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| Frailea pumila | |
Scientific 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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Species
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of October 2022:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Frailea alexandri Metzing | Paraguay. | |
| Frailea altasensis Prestlé | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | |
 | Frailea amerhauseri Prestlé | Bolivia (Santa Cruz). |
 | Frailea buenekeri W.R.Abraham | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) |
 | Frailea castanea Backeb. | Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay |
 | Frailea cataphracta (Dams) Britton & Rose | Paraguay |
 | Frailea chiquitana Cárdenas | Bolivia |
 | Frailea curvispina Buining & Brederoo | Brazil |
| Frailea diersiana Schädlich | Bolivia. | |
| Frailea erythracantha R.Pontes, A.S.Oliveira & Deble | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | |
| Frailea fulviseta Buining & Brederoo | Brazil | |
| Frailea gracillima (Lem.) Britton & Rose | Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay | |
 | Frailea mammifera Buining & Brederoo | Bolivia and Argentina |
 | Frailea phaeodisca (Speg.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth | Brazil and Uruguay |
| Frailea piltzii C.A.L.Bercht & Schädlich | Paraguay | |
 | Frailea pumila (Lem.) Britton & Rose | Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay |
 | Frailea pygmaea (Speg.) Britton & Rose | Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay. |
 | Frailea schilinzkyana (F.Haage ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose | Brazil to Argentina. |
| Frailea stockingeri Prestlé | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | |
References
- "Frailea Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
External links
Media related to Frailea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Frailea at Wikispecies- Frailea web
- Cactiguide Frailea
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