[1] It is a columnar cactus grows shrubby with branched, columnar, green shoots and reaches heights of up to 2 meters tall with stems 2 to 5 centimeters in diameter and 10-15 ribs with around 20 spines.

They give rise to greyish-white or yellowish thorns that darken over time.

[2] Cipocereus minensis is a cactus species endemic to Minas Gerais, Brazil.

[3] The specific epithet "minensis" refers to its occurrence in Minas Gerais.

In 1979, Friedrich Ritter reclassified the species into the genus Cipocereus.