Micranthocereus albicephalus

Micranthocereus albicephalus

Micranthocereus albicephalus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Micranthocereus.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is BZE, BZL, BZERN, BZLMG, BZEMA, BZEPB, BZEFN, BZEPE, BZLES, BZLTR, BZECE, BZEPI; Brazil (S. Bahia, N. Minas Gerais).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, montane tropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Micranthocereus albicephalus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:160086-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Micranthocereus albicephalus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3943138
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Brazil (S. Bahia, N. Minas Gerais)

Automatically collected source range/note: BZE, BZL, BZE_RN, BZL_MG, BZE_MA, BZE_PB, BZE_FN, BZE_PE, BZL_ES, BZL_TR, BZE_CE, BZE_PI; Brazil (S. Bahia, N. Minas Gerais).