{{Short description|Genus of cacti}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Micranthocereus estevesii.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Micranthocereus estevesii]]'' | display_parents = 2 | taxon = Micranthocereus | authority = [[Backeb.]]<ref name=POWO_297552-2/> | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] | subdivision = [[#Species|See text]]. | synonyms = *''[[Austrocephalocereus]]'' <small>Backeb.</small> | synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO_297552-2/> | type_species = ''[[Micranthocereus polyanthus]]'' }}
'''''Micranthocereus''''' is [[genus]] of [[cactus]]. It originates from [[Brazil]] and includes about 10[[species]].<ref name=POWO_297552-2/>
The two genera '''''Austrocephalocereus''''' and '''''Siccobaccatus''''' have been brought into [[synonym (taxonomy)|synonymy]] with this genus.<ref name=POWO_297552-2/>
==Species== {{As of|2025|May}}, [[Plants of the World Online]] accepted the following species:<ref name=POWO_297552-2>{{citation |title=''Micranthocereus'' Backeb. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297552-2 |access-date=2022-03-06 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Subgenus{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} !!Image !! Scientific name!! Distribution |- ! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | ''Austrocephalocereus'' |[[File:Micranthocereus albicephalus Buin. & Bred.jpg|frameless|125x125px]]|| ''[[Micranthocereus albicephalus]]''|| Brazil |- | [[File:Micranthocereus oliveirae P.J.Braun Minas Gerais Brasil.jpg|120px]]||''[[Micranthocereus aureispinus]]'' <small>F.Ritter</small> || Brazil |- |[[File:Micranthocereus purpureus (Gürke) F.Ritter flowering.jpg|120px]]|| ''[[Micranthocereus purpureus]]''|| Bahia - Brazil |- |[[File:Micranthocereus streckeri van Heek & van Criekinge.jpg|120px]]|| ''[[Micranthocereus streckeri]]''|| Bahia - Brazil |- ! rowspan="5" |''Micranthocereus'' | [[File:Micranthocereus polyanthus ssp. alvinii Bahia Brasil.jpg|frameless|125x125px]]||[[Micranthocereus alvinii]] || Bahia - Brazil |- |[[File:Micranthocereus auriazureus - University of California Botanical Garden - DSC08846.JPG|120px]]|| ''[[Micranthocereus auriazureus]]''|| Brazil (Minas Gerais) |- |[[File:Micranthocereus flaviflorus Buining & Brederoo.jpg|120px]]|| ''[[Micranthocereus flaviflorus]]''|| Bahia - Brazil |- |[[File:Arrojadoa hofackeriana (P.J.Braun & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves Bahia Brasil.jpg|120px]]|| ''[[Micranthocereus hofackerianus]]''|| Bahia - Brazil |- |[[File:Micranthocereus polyanthus (Werdermann) Backeberg.jpg|120px]]|| ''[[Micranthocereus polyanthus]]''|| Bahia - Brazil |-
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== References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Micranthocereus|''Micranthocereus''}} *{{Wikispecies-inline|Micranthocereus|''Micranthocereus''}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q139145}}
[[Category:Micranthocereus| ]] [[Category:Cereeae genera]]