# Trichocereus

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Former genus of cacti

***Trichocereus*** is a formerly recognized [genus](/source/Genus) of [cacti](/source/Cactus) [native](/source/Native_species) to South America (Bolivia, northern Chile, Ecuador and Peru). As of November 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trichocereus&action=edit), it was considered by [Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) to be a [synonym](/source/Synonym_(taxonomy)) of the genus *[Echinopsis](/source/Echinopsis)*.[1]

## Species

Species previously placed in the genus *Trichocereus* include:[2]

- *Trichocereus macrogonus* (Salm-Dyck) Riccob. → *[Echinopsis macrogona](/source/Echinopsis_macrogona)*

- *Trichocereus spinibarbis* (Otto ex Pfeiff.) F.Ritter → *[Echinopsis spinibarbis](/source/Echinopsis_spinibarbis)*

- *Trichocereus uyupampensis* Backeb. → *[Echinopsis uyupampensis](/source/Echinopsis_uyupampensis)*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-POWO_289363-2_1-0)** ["*Trichocereus* (A.Berger) Riccob"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:289363-2). *Plants of the World Online*. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2025-08-05.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-POWO_Trichocereus_2-0)** ["Search for 'Trichocereus'"](https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Trichocereus). *Plants of the World Online*. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-11-19.

Taxon identifiers Trichocereus Wikidata: Q3998688 Wikispecies: Trichocereus APDB: 195589 BioLib: 143925 EoL: 5196562 FNA: 133454 GBIF: 7280663 GRIN: 16844 iNaturalist: 336052 IPNI: 289363-2 IRMNG: 1384565 ITIS: 907175 NCBI: 153898 NZOR: 5d93fea4-d52c-46fa-af23-91749adcaae9 Open Tree of Life: 6035051 PLANTS: TRICH26 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:289363-2 Tropicos: 40017378 WFO: wfo-4000038963 Cereus subg. Trichocereus Wikidata: Q14928266 IPNI: 77148816-1 Tropicos: 50164470 WFO: wfo-3500004045

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