Biology:Frailea
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Short description: Genus of cacti
| Frailea | |
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| Frailea pumila | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Fraileeae |
| Genus: | Frailea Britton & Rose |
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| Frailea cataphracta | |
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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]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Frailea alexandri Metzing | Paraguay. | |
| Frailea altasensis Prestlé | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | |
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Frailea amerhauseri Prestlé | Bolivia (Santa Cruz). |
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Frailea buenekeri W.R.Abraham | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) |
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Frailea castanea Backeb. | Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay |
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Frailea cataphracta (Dams) Britton & Rose | Paraguay |
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Frailea chiquitana Cárdenas | Bolivia |
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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 | |
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Frailea mammifera Buining & Brederoo | Bolivia and Argentina |
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Frailea phaeodisca (Speg.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth | Brazil and Uruguay |
| Frailea piltzii C.A.L.Bercht & Schädlich | Paraguay | |
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Frailea pumila (Lem.) Britton & Rose | Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay |
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Frailea pygmaea (Speg.) Britton & Rose | Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay. |
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Frailea schilinzkyana (F.Haage ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose | Brazil to Argentina. |
| Frailea stockingeri Prestlé | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) |
References
- ↑ "Frailea Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295879-2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q284124 entry
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