Tacinga braunii

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]}