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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Genus: | Tacinga |
Species: | T. braunii
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Binomial name | |
Tacinga braunii Esteves
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Tacinga braunii is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. 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.
Tacinga braunii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Genus: | Tacinga |
Species: | T. braunii
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Binomial name | |
Tacinga braunii Esteves
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Tacinga braunii is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. 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.