Trichocereus

{{Short description|Genus of cacti}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Echinopsis pachanoi displaying many short-lived flowers.jpg

|image_caption = Trichocereus macrogonus var. pachanoi

|display_parents = 2

|taxon = Trichocereus

|authority = (A.Berger) Riccob.

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = See text.

|type_species =Trichocereus macrogonus

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

Species

{{As of|2025|January}}, Plants of the World Online accepted three species:{{cite web | title=Trichocereus (A.Berger) Riccob. — Plants of the World Online | website=Plants of the World Online | date=2018-05-28 | url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:289363-2 | access-date=2025-01-10}}

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ImageScientific nameDistribution
120pxTrichocereus macrogonus {{small|(Salm-Dyck) Riccob.}}Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
120pxTrichocereus spinibarbis {{small|(Otto ex Pfeiff.) F.Ritter}}North Chile
120pxTrichocereus uyupampensis {{small|Backeb.}}Bolivia, North Chile, Peru

References

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