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Arthrocereus rondonianus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA CARYOPHYLLALES CACTACEAE

Scientific Name: Arthrocereus rondonianus
Species Authority: Backeb. & Voll

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 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:
Known from an area of very limited extent (area of occupancy is less than 100 km²), there being just ca. 60 km separating the two most distant sites and only three localities are currently known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Found at c. 700–1,200 m on the Serra do Cabral and west slope of Serra do Espinhaço in central Minas Gerais.
Countries:
Native:
Brazil (Minas Gerais)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: South-eastern campo rupestre element: between rocks and in bushy places, campo rupestre.
Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Listed on CITES App. II.
Citation: Taylor, N.P. 2002. Arthrocereus rondonianus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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