Origin and Habitat: Brazil

• Coleocephalocereus aureus subs. brevicylindricus (Buining) P.J.Braun
• Buiningia brevicylindrica Buining in Krainz
• Coleocephalocereus brevicylindricus (Buining) F.Ritter

• Coleocephalocereus aureus F.Ritter
• Buiningia aurea (F.Ritter) Buxb.
• Coleocephalocereus aureus subs. brevicylindricus (Buining) P.J.Braun
• Buiningia brevicylindrica Buining in Krainz
• Coleocephalocereus brevicylindricus (Buining) F.Ritter
• Coleocephalocereus aureus subs. elongatus (Buining) P.J.Braun
• Buiningia brevicylindrica var. elongata Buining
• Coleocephalocereus aureus var. elongatus (Buining) P.J.Braun
• Coleocephalocereus brevicylindricus var. elongatus (Buining) F.Ritter
• Coleocephalocereus elongatus (Buining) P.J.Braun
• Coleocephalocereus aureus var. longispinus (Buining) P.J.Braun
• Buiningia brevicylindrica var. longispina Buining
• Coleocephalocereus brevicylindricus var. longispinus (Buining) F.Ritter

Description: It is a small, columnar cactus with golden spines.
Stem: Can grow about to to 50 in height in time.
Flowers: Small yellowish nocturnal that form in a lateral "cephalium" (a densely woolly or bristly area which denotes that the plant is mature enough to flower)
Blooming season: Summer.

Notes: Lateral cephalia occurs in several species of cacti like Espostoa, Pseudoespostoa, Thrixanthocereus, Vatricania (now all considered to be Espostoa), Buiningia, Facheiroa, Micranthocereus and others. These plants are all columnar and grow as ribbed green juvenile columns with an ordinary sparse spine cover. Once old enough, they begin making a cephalium, but only along one side.

Cultivation and Propagation: Requires porous cactus soil. Prefers bright light to morning sun. Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. Prefers semi-tropical temperatures. Protect from frost.
Propagation: Usually by seeds or by cuttings (if available) in summer.