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BK10509.19 Trichocereus totorensis, Monte Puncu, Cochabamba, Bolivia 2010

BK10509.19 Trichocereus totorensis, Monte Puncu, Cochabamba, Bolivia 2010 Trichocereus totorensis is a columnar cactus from Bolivia. The plant is also known as Trichocereus herzogianus var. totorensis. or Helianthocereus herzogianus var. totorensis. This collection of the species was made during the Sacred Succulents Field Trip 2010. The plants visited were in Monte Puncu, Cochabamba, Bolivia. The…

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Trichocereus purpureopilosus Echinopsis purpureopilosa

Trichocereus purpureopilosus aka Echinopsis purpureopilosa was originally described by Weingart. Friedrich et al. integrated the species in 1974 into the species Echinopsis lamprochlora. This was a highly questionable decision and I treat it as a correct species here. Joel Lodé lists it as a correct species in his book TAXONOMY OF THE CACTACEAE and I…

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Trichocereus pachanoi / Echinopsis pachanoi in Ecuador!

Photos of Trichocereus and Echinopsis pachanoi in Ecuador!

Trichocereus pachanoi in Ecuador is rare, but there definitely are a lot of them to be found there. The original type locality of Trichocereus pachanoi is in Ecuador. Though it is much more common in Peru these days the most typical specimens to the description can be found in Ecuador. Trichocereus pachanoi Ecuador are rare,…

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