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Melocactus deinacanthus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA CARYOPHYLLALES CACTACEAE

Scientific Name: Melocactus deinacanthus
Species Authority: Buining & Brederoo

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) 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:
It seems to be known from only a single roadside site (extent of occurrence and area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 10 km²). Its rarity and vulnerability to commercial exploitation has caused it to be placed on Appendix I of CITES, since June 1992.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: From central-southern Bahia ,where it appears to have a very limited distribution east of the Rio São Francisco and is presently known from only one locality, where it is a co-dominant element of the rupicolous vegetation.
Countries:
Native:
Brazil (Bahia)
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Southern Rio São Francisco caatinga element: on a gneissic inselberg in caatinga east of the Rio São Francisco, 500–540 m.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Loss of habitat and impact of collectors.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Listed on CITES App. I.
Citation: Taylor, N.P. 2002. Melocactus deinacanthus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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