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] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and hot deserts.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

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