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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
Synonym/s:
Floribunda pusilliflora F.Ritter

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered D ver 3.1
Year Published: 2002
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Taylor, N.P.
Reviewer/s: Stuppy, W. & Taylor, N.P. (Cacti & Succulent Plant Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
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)
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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.
Citation: Taylor, N.P. 2002. Cipocereus pusilliflorus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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