Echinopsis pachanoi

Echinopsis pachanoi
In Hawaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. pachanoi
Binomial name
Echinopsis pachanoi
(Britton and Rose) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Synonyms
  • Cereus pachanoi (Britton & Rose) Werderm.
  • Echinopsis pachanoi (Britton & Rose) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
  • Echinopsis santaensis (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
  • Echinopsis schoenii (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
  • Trichocereus macrogonus subsp. pachanoi (Britton & Rose) Lodé
  • Trichocereus macrogonus var. pachanoi (Britton & Rose) Albesiano & R.Kiesling
  • Trichocereus macrogonus subsp. sanpedro M.H.J.van der Meer
  • Trichocereus pachanoi Britton & Rose
  • Trichocereus santaensis Rauh & Backeb.
  • Trichocereus schoenii Rauh & Backeb.
  • Trichocereus torataensis F.Ritter

Echinopsis pachanoi, synonyms including Trichocereus pachanoi and Trichocereus macrogonus var. pachanoi, is a fast-growing columnar cactus found in the Andes at 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft) in altitude. It is one of a number of kinds of cacti known as San Pedro cactus. It is native to Ecuador, and Peru, but is also found in Bolivia, Colombia, central Chile, the Canary Islands, and mainland Spain, and is cultivated in other parts of the world. Uses for it include traditional medicine and traditional veterinary medicine, and it is widely grown as an ornamental cactus. It has been used for healing and religious divination in the Andes Mountains region for over 3,000 years.