Trichocereus

Trichocereus is a genus of cacti native to South America (Bolivia, northern Chile, Ecuador and Peru).^[1]

Trichocereus
Trichocereus macrogonus var. pachanoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Cereeae
Subtribe:	Trichocereinae
Genus:	Trichocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.[1]
Type species
Trichocereus macrogonus
Species
See text.

Species

As of January 2025^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted three species:^[1]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Trichocereus macrogonus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.	Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
	Trichocereus spinibarbis (Otto ex Pfeiff.) F.Ritter	North Chile
	Trichocereus uyupampensis Backeb.	Bolivia, North Chile, Peru