Trichocereus is a genus of cacti native to South America (Bolivia, northern Chile, Ecuador and Peru).[1]

Trichocereus
Trichocereus macrogonus var. pachanoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Cactoideae
Tribe:Cereeae
Subtribe:Trichocereinae
Genus:Trichocereus
(A.Berger) Riccob.[1]
Type species
Trichocereus macrogonus
Species

See text.

Species edit

As of October 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted three species::[1]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Trichocereus macrogonus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Trichocereus spinibarbis (Otto ex Pfeiff.) F.RitterNorth Chile
Trichocereus uyupampensis Backeb.Bolivia, North Chile, Peru

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Trichocereus (A.Berger) Riccob. — Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2023-09-25.

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