Cipocereus pusilliflorus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	CARYOPHYLLALES	CACTACEAE

Scientific Name:	Cipocereus pusilliflorus
Species Authority:	(F.Ritter) Zappi & N.P.Taylor

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered   D   ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2002
Assessor/s:	Taylor, N.P.
Reviewer/s:	Stuppy, W. & Taylor, N.P. (Cacti & Succulent Plant Red List Authority)
Justification: Critically Endangered based on present knowledge (less than five individuals seen at the only known locality) and urgently in need of further field studies to determine if its range is more extensive.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Found at 800–1,000 m on the west slope of Serra Geral (northern Serra do Espinhaço), east of Monte Azul, central-northern Minas Gerais.
Countries:	Native: Brazil (Minas Gerais)

Population [top]

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Northern campo rupestre element: on cliffs and ledges of crystalline rocks.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Listed on CITES App. II. Maintained in a few ex situ collections in Europe, including that at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 8 October 2002. Taylor, N.P. and Zappi, D.C. 2004. Cacti of Eastern Brazil. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Zappi, D.C. and Taylor, N.P. 1991. Cipocereus. In: D.R. Hunt and N.P. Taylor (eds) Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae. Bradleya 9: 86.