Micranthocereus auri-azureus

Micranthocereus auri-azureus Buining & Brederoo 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 BZLES, BZLTR, BZL, BZLRJ, SOUTHERNAMERICA, BZLMG, BZLSP, BRAZIL; Brazil (N. Minas Gerais).¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub or shrub, 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 auri-azureus Buining & Brederoo". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:160088-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Micranthocereus auri-azureus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5792942 ↩