Tacinga braunii

Tacinga braunii is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.

Tacinga braunii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Tacinga
Species:	T. braunii
Binomial name
Tacinga braunii Esteves

Distribution and Habitat

It is endemic to Eastern Brazil where its distribution is restricted to the north-eastern region of Minas Gerais in the valley of the river Jequitinhonha, where it grows on gneiss or granite rock outcrops.^[2] It is pollinated by hummingbirds.^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.^{[citation needed]}