Cactaceae

San Pedro cactus

Trichocereus cuzcoensis Britton & Rose

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Trichocereus

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San Pedro cactus: Cuzco Cactus ( Echinopsis cuzcoensis ) in Peru — Photo: Tim, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 粗毛花柱
English: San Pedro cactus
Quechua: Hawanq'ullay
Spanish: Achuma, San Pedro

Synonyms

Azureocereus deflexispinus Backeb. ex Rauh
Cereus cuzcoensis (Britton & Rose) Werderm.
Cereus deflexispinus Monv. ex Labour.
Cereus deflexispinus Rauh & Backeb.
Echinopsis cuzcoensis (Britton & Rose) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Echinopsis knuthiana (Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Echinopsis peruviana subsp. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza
Echinopsis puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Echinopsis tarmaensis (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Echinopsis tulhuayacensis (Ochoa) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Lobivia knuthiana (Backeb.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton
Trichocereus knuthianus Backeb.
Trichocereus peruvianus subsp. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza
Trichocereus puquiensis Rauh & Backeb.
Trichocereus tarmaensis Rauh & Backeb.
Trichocereus tulhuayacensis Ochoa ex Backeb.

Photos

Photo: Tim, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: André Ambrozio, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Alexis Williams, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tim, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tim, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tim, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.