Trichocereus clavatus

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

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

Name

Trichocereus clavatus F.Ritter (1980)

Synonyms

Echinopsis clavatus (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt in Cactaceae Consensus Init. 4: 5. (1997) syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Echinopsis clavata (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt in Cactaceae Consensus Init. 4: 5. (1997) syn. sec. The Plant List v. 1.1 (2013)

Note: This is the view of this taxon according to CACO (2025), however, POWO (2025) have a different view preferring Echinopsis clavata, which has its own taxon page

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Ritter, F. 1980. Kakteen Südamerika 2: 564.

Additional references

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.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Trichocereus clavatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 18. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Trichocereus clavatus 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 clavatus. Published online. Accessed: Nov 12 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Trichocereus clavatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov 2021. Reference page.

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