# Micranthocereus

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Genus of cacti

Micranthocereus Micranthocereus estevesii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Cereeae Subtribe: Cereinae Genus: Micranthocereus Backeb.[1] Type species Micranthocereus polyanthus Species See text. Synonyms[1] Austrocephalocereus Backeb.

***Micranthocereus*** is [genus](/source/Genus) of [cactus](/source/Cactus). It originates from [Brazil](/source/Brazil) and includes about 10[species](/source/Species).[1]

The two genera ***Austrocephalocereus*** and ***Siccobaccatus*** have been brought into [synonymy](/source/Synonym_(taxonomy)) with this genus.[1]

## Species

As of May 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Micranthocereus&action=edit), [Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) accepted the following species:[1]

Subgenus[citation needed] Image Scientific name Distribution Austrocephalocereus Micranthocereus albicephalus Brazil Micranthocereus aureispinus F.Ritter Brazil Micranthocereus purpureus Bahia - Brazil Micranthocereus streckeri Bahia - Brazil Micranthocereus Micranthocereus alvinii Bahia - Brazil Micranthocereus auriazureus Brazil (Minas Gerais) Micranthocereus flaviflorus Bahia - Brazil Micranthocereus hofackerianus Bahia - Brazil Micranthocereus polyanthus Bahia - Brazil

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-POWO_297552-2_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-POWO_297552-2_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-POWO_297552-2_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-POWO_297552-2_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-POWO_297552-2_1-4) ["*Micranthocereus* Backeb."](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297552-2), *Plants of the World Online*, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-03-06

## External links

- Media related to [*Micranthocereus*](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Micranthocereus) at Wikimedia Commons

- Data related to [*Micranthocereus*](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Micranthocereus) at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers Micranthocereus Wikidata: Q139145 Wikispecies: Micranthocereus BioLib: 105607 CoL: 5RD5 EoL: 5192891 GBIF: 7280082 GRIN: 7551 iNaturalist: 185880 IPNI: 297552-2 IRMNG: 1016647 ITIS: 907003 NCBI: 153876 Open Tree of Life: 870018 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297552-2 Tropicos: 40018579 WFO: wfo-4000024036

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