Eulychnia

Eulychnia is a genus of candelabriform or arborescent cacti. It includes nine species native to Peru and northern Chile.^[1] These desert cacti can survive under very hot conditions—temperatures can reach up to 50 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, this breed of cacti can also survive in some of the driest places in the world such as the Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world.

Eulychnia
Eulychnia castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Notocacteae
Genus:	Eulychnia Phil. (1860)
Species[1]
Eulychnia acida Phil. Eulychnia breviflora Phil. Eulychnia castanea Phil. Eulychnia chorosensis P.Klaassen Eulychnia elata (F.Ritter) Lodé Eulychnia iquiquensis (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose Eulychnia ritteri Cullmann Eulychnia taltalensis (F.Ritter) Hoxey Eulychnia vallenarensis P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter
Synonyms[1]
Philippicereus Backeb. (1942)

Species

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Eulychnia acida Phil.	Chile.
	Eulychnia breviflora Phil.	northern Chile.
	Eulychnia castanea Phil.	Chile
	Eulychnia chorosensis P.Klaassen	Chile
	Eulychnia elata (F.Ritter) Lodé	Chile (Atacama)
	Eulychnia iquiquensis (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose	Chile.
	Eulychnia ritteri Cullmann	Peru (Arequipa)
	Eulychnia taltalensis (F.Ritter) Hoxey	Chile (Antofagasta)
	Eulychnia vallenarensis P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter	Chile (Atacama)