| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | CARYOPHYLLALES | CACTACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Uebelmannia buiningii |
| Species Authority: | Donald |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered C2a(i) ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2002 |
| Assessor/s | Taylor, N.P. |
| Evaluator/s: | Stuppy, W. & Taylor, N.P. (Cacti & Succulent Plant Red List Authority) |
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Justification: According to Braun and Esteves Pereira (1988) and Schulz and Machado (2000) this species is on the verge of extinction and is scarcely if at all in cultivation, where it has proved very difficult. Affected by collection of plants and seed, fire and trampling by cattle. The population has been fragmented into a number of tiny subpopulations. |
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| Range Description: | Found at c. 1,200 m on the Serra Negra in Minas Gerais. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Brazil (Minas Gerais)
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Habitat and Ecology: | South-eastern campo rupestre (Serra Negra) element: on slabs of quartzitic rock amongst gravel, campo rupestre. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Conservation Actions: | Listed on CITES App. I. |
| Citation: | Taylor, N.P. 2002. Uebelmannia buiningii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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