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Echinopsis tacaquirensis

Echinopsis tacaquirensis

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Source-backed classification draft for Echinopsis tacaquirensis.

Scientific taxonomy article

Echinopsis tacaquirensis

Echinopsis tacaquirensis (Vaupel) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Echinopsis.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is SPA, SPAAN, BOLOO, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHWESTERNEUROPE, SPAGI, BOL, SPASP, EUROPE, SOUTHERNAMERICA; Bolivia.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub or tree, desert or dry shrubland.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Echinopsis tacaquirensis (Vaupel) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:88514-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Echinopsis tacaquirensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7281076 ↩

Plants In This Group

Echinopsis tacaquirensis

Echinopsis tacaquirensis

Echinopsis tacaquirensis

Echinopsis tacaquirensis is a robust, columnar cactus native to the high altitude, semi arid regions of Bolivia. Belonging to the Cactaceae family, this species grows as a large shrub or small tree, adding dramatic vertical structure to arid gardens and collections .