Trichocereus is a genus of cacti native to South America (Bolivia, northern Chile, Ecuador and Peru).[1]
Trichocereus | |
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Trichocereus macrogonus var. pachanoi | |
Scientific 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 | |
As of October 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted three species::[1]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Trichocereus macrogonus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob. | Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru | |
Trichocereus spinibarbis (Otto ex Pfeiff.) F.Ritter | North Chile | |
Trichocereus uyupampensis Backeb. | Bolivia, North Chile, Peru |