Cactaceae
Trichocereus

Trichocereus macrogonus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.

First published in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 236 (1909)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & S. Peru to Bolivia. It is a succulent tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru

Introduced into:

Canary Is., Chile Central, Colombia, Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.2436/20.1502.01.15. epublication.
  • Albesiano, S. (2012). A new taxonomic treatment of the genus Trichocereus (Cactaceae) in Chile. Haseltonia 18: 116-139.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.2436/20.1502.01.15. epublication.
  • Albesiano, S. (2012). A new taxonomic treatment of the genus Trichocereus (Cactaceae) in Chile. Haseltonia 18: 116-139.
  • Verloove, F. & al. (2017). New records of naturalised and invasive cacti (Cactaceae) from Gran Canaria and Tenerife, Canary islands, Spain. Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 35: 58-79.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0