Trichocereus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Trichocereus
Species: T. bridgesii – T. chalaensis – T. clavatus – T. cuzcoensis – T. macrogonus – T. tacaquirensis
Source(s) of checklist:

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Trichocereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 12. Reference page.

Name

Trichocereus (A.Berger) Riccob. (1909)

Type species: T. macrogonus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.

Note

Excluded from Echinopsis by Schlumpberger & Renner (2012); cf. also Hunt (2016), CITES Cactaceae Checklist 3rd edition
Synonyms

Basionym
Cereus subg. Trichocereus A.Berger, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 73. 1905.

Homotypic
Echinopsis subg. Trichocereus (A.Berger) Molinari & Mayta, Succulentopi@ 14: 11. 2015.

References

Riccobono, V. 1909. Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 236.

Additional references

Schlumpberger, B.O. & Renner, S.S. 2012. Molecular phylogenetics of Echinopsis (Cactaceae): Polyphyly at all levels and convergent evolution of pollination modes and growth forms. American Journal of Botany 99(8):1335-1349 [1].
Schlumpberger, B.O. 2012. New combinations in the Echinopsis alliance Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives 28: 29–31.
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Open access Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Trichocereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Trichocereus. Published online. Accessed: Nov 12 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Trichocereus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Trichocereus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 12. Reference page.

Vernacular names