Echinopsis lageniformis

Echinopsis lageniformis
Bolivian torch cactus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. lageniformis
Binomial name
Echinopsis lageniformis
(C.F.Först.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Synonyms
  • Cereus bridgesii Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus lageniformis C.F.Först.
  • Echinopsis scopulicola (F.Ritter) Mottram
  • Trichocereus bridgesii var. brevispinus Borg
  • Trichocereus bridgesii var. longispinus (C.A.Maass) Borg
  • Trichocereus bridgesii (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
  • Trichocereus crassicostatus F.Ritter
  • Trichocereus riomizquensis F.Ritter
  • Trichocereus scopulicola F.Ritter

Echinopsis lageniformis, synonyms including Echinopsis scopulicola and Trichocereus bridgesii, is a cactus native to Bolivia. It is known as the Bolivian torch cactus. Among the indigenous populations of Bolivia, it is sometimes called achuma or wachuma, although these names are also applied to related species such as Trichocereus macrogonus which are also used for their psychedelic effects.