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Taxonomic account

Echinopsis macrogona

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Echinopsis macrogona (Salm-Dyck) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Echinopsis
Ranga
Species
Genus list verification
11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

  • Cereus macrogonus Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus rosei Werderm.
  • Echinopsis macrogona var. macrogona
  • Echinopsis peruviana (Britton & Rose) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
  • Echinopsis peruviana subsp. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza
  • Echinopsis puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
  • Echinopsis trichosa (Cárdenas) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
  • Trichocereus macrogonus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.
  • Trichocereus macrogonus subsp. peruvianus (Britton & Rose) Lodé
  • Trichocereus macrogonus var. peruvianus (Britton & Rose) Lodé
  • Trichocereus pachanoi f. peruvianus (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter
  • Trichocereus peruvianus Britton & Rose
  • Trichocereus peruvianus subsp. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza
  • Trichocereus puquiensis Rauh & Backeb.
  • Trichocereus tacnaensis F.Ritter
  • Trichocereus trichosus Cárdenas

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

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