Cactaceae

Trichocereus macrogonus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Trichocereus

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Trichocereus macrogonus: Trichocereus peruvianus var. Knuthianus from NMCR — Photo: msscacti, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 秘魯火炬仙人掌, 大棱柱, 秘鲁火炬仙人掌
Persian: اکینوپسیس ماکروگونا, اکینوپسیس پروویانا
Portuguese: Tocha peruana
Quechua: Wachuma, Hawaqullay, Jawaqullay, Sakay
Russian: Перувиан торч, Эхинопсис перуанский
Spanish: San Pedro Macho, Cacto Antorcha Peruana

Synonyms

Cereus hempelianus Bauer
Cereus macrogonus Salm-Dyck
Cereus rosei Werderm.
Cereus tephracanthus var. bolivianus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
Echinopsis macrogona (Salm-Dyck) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Echinopsis peruviana (Britton & Rose) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Echinopsis trichosa (Cárdenas) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Eriocereus tephracanthus var. boliviensis (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) W.T.Marshall & T.M.Bock
Trichocereus huanucoensis H.Johnson
Trichocereus macrogonus var. peruvianus (Britton & Rose) Lodé
Trichocereus pachanoi f. peruvianus (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter
Trichocereus peruvianus Britton & Rose
Trichocereus tacnaensis F.Ritter
Trichocereus torataensis F.Ritter
Trichocereus trichosa Cárdenas
Trichocereus trichosus Cárdenas

Photos

Photo: msscacti, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ruth Gutiérrez Oliveros, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ruth Gutiérrez Oliveros, CC0, 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.