Echinopsis lageniformis

For the mountain in Bolivia, see Achuma (Bolivia).

Echinopsis lageniformis
Bolivian torch cactus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. lageniformis
Binomial name
Echinopsis lageniformis
(C.F.Först.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cereus bridgesii Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus lageniformis C.F.Först.
  • Echinopsis scopulicola (F.Ritter) Mottram
  • Trichocereus bridgesii var. brevispinus Borg
  • Trichocereus bridgesii var. longispinus (C.A.Maass) Borg
  • Trichocereus bridgesii (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
  • Trichocereus crassicostatus F.Ritter
  • Trichocereus riomizquensis F.Ritter
  • Trichocereus scopulicola F.Ritter

Echinopsis lageniformis, synonyms including Echinopsis scopulicola and Trichocereus bridgesii, is a cactus native to Bolivia. It is known as the Bolivian torch cactus.[citation needed] Among the indigenous populations of Bolivia, it is sometimes called achuma or wachuma, although these names are also applied to related species such as Trichocereus macrogonus which are also used for their psychedelic effects.[3]

  1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. ^ a b "Echinopsis lageniformis (C.F.Först.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  3. ^ Madsen, Jens. "5. Echinopsis Zucc". Flora of Ecuador (35). Gunnar Harling & Lennart Andersson: 27–30.