Trichocereus cuzcoensis

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Trichocereus
Species:

Trichocereus cuzcoensis Britton & Rose, Cact. 2: 136. (1920 =}

• Homotypic
  • Cereus cuzcoensis (Britton & Rose) Werderm. in Backeberg, Neue Kakteen: 73, 101. (1931)
  • Echinopsis cuzcoensis (Britton & Rose) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley in I.O.S. Bull. 3(3): 95. (1974)
• Heterotypic
  • Cereus deflexispinus Monv. ex Labour., Monogr. Cactaceae: 321. 1853 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Trichocereus knuthianus Backeb. in Succulenta (Netherlands) 3: 42. 1937 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Lobivia knuthiana (Backeb.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton, Standard. Pl. Names, ed. 2: 73. 1942 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Echinopsis knuthiana (Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley in I.O.S. Bull. 3(3): 96. 1974 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Cereus deflexispinus Rauh & Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 14. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Trichocereus puquiensis Rauh & Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 20. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. ???
  • Echinopsis puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley in I.O.S. Bull. 3(3): 97. 1974 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Echinopsis peruviana subsp. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza in Cactaceae Consensus Init. 6: 8. 1998 syn. sec. ???
  • Trichocereus peruvianus subsp. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza, Cactus Perú: 420. 2014 syn. sec. ???
  • Trichocereus tarmaensis Rauh & Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 20. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Echinopsis tarmaensis (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley in I.O.S. Bull. 3(3): 98. 1974 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Trichocereus tulhuayacensis Ochoa ex Backeb. in Kakteen And. Sukk. 8: 106. 1957 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Echinopsis tulhuayacensis (Ochoa) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley in I.O.S. Bull. 3(3): 98. 1974 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Azureocereus deflexispinus Backeb. ex Rauh in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 1958: 281. (1958) (2019)
    

Note: POWO prefer the name Echinopsis cuzcoensis for this taxon, which has its own taxon page.

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1920. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 2. 239 pp. + 39 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 2: 136.

• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Trichocereus cuzcoensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 19. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Trichocereus cuzcoensis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Trichocereus cuzcoensis. Published online. Accessed: Nov 12 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Trichocereus cuzcoensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov 2021. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Trichocereus cuzcoensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 12. Reference page. 

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