Echinopsis macrogona

Echinopsis macrogona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. macrogona
Binomial name
Echinopsis macrogona
(Salm-Dyck) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Synonyms
  • Cereus macrogonus Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus rosei Werderm.
  • Echinopsis macrogona var. macrogona
  • Echinopsis peruviana (Britton & Rose) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
  • Echinopsis peruviana subsp. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza
  • Echinopsis puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
  • Echinopsis trichosa (Cárdenas) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
  • Trichocereus macrogonus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.
  • Trichocereus macrogonus var. peruvianus (Britton & Rose) Lodé
  • Trichocereus macrogonus subsp. peruvianus (Britton & Rose) Lodé
  • Trichocereus pachanoi f. peruvianus (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter
  • Trichocereus peruvianus Britton & Rose
  • Trichocereus peruvianus subsp. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza
  • Trichocereus puquiensis Rauh & Backeb.
  • Trichocereus tacnaensis F.Ritter
  • Trichocereus trichosus Cárdenas

Echinopsis macrogona, synonym Trichocereus macrogonus, is a species of cactus found in Bolivia and Peru. Echinopsis macrogona is one of a number of similar species that may be called San Pedro cactus. Indigenous names include achuma and huachuma, although these too may be applied to similar species.