Echinopsis schickendantzii

Echinopsis schickendantzii

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Trichocereeae
Genus:	Echinopsis
Species:	E. schickendantzii
Binomial name
*Echinopsis schickendantzii* F.A.C.Weber
Synonyms
Echinopsis manguinii (Backb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley, I.O.S. Bull. 3(3): 96. 1974. Trichocereus manguinii Backeb., Cactus (Paris) no. 35: 147. 1953. Trichocereus schickendantzii (F.A.C. Weber) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 144. 1920. Trichocereus shaferi Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 144. 1920. Trichocereus volcanensis F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 2: 448. 1980.

Echinopsis schickendantzii is a cactus found in Northwestern Argentina.

The plant blooms with a single unscented white flower followed by edible fruit

References

Echinopsis

E. atacamensis E. backebergii E. candicans E. chamaecereus E. chiloensis E. cinnabarina E. lageniformis E. macrogona E. mamillosa E. oxygona E. pachanoi E. peruviana E. schickendantzii E. scopulicola E. silvestrii E. spachiana E. terscheckii

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