Type: Brazil, western part of Bahia, W Rio S鉶 Francisco, municipality of Wanderley, 129.93擲 � 43�54�25.29擶, transition zone Caatinga/Campo Cerrado, together with cacti on calcareous outcrops of the Bambui limestone series; elevation about 630 m. Ex cult., fl. May1994, E. Esteves Pereira E-403 (holo UFG � 18.175).