Eulychnia

Eulychnia
Eulychnia castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Notocacteae
Genus: Eulychnia
Phil. (1860)
Species
  • Eulychnia acida Phil.
  • Eulychnia breviflora Phil.
  • Eulychnia castanea Phil.
  • Eulychnia chorosensis P.Klaassen
  • Eulychnia elata (F.Ritter) Lodé
  • Eulychnia iquiquensis (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
  • Eulychnia ritteri Cullmann
  • Eulychnia taltalensis (F.Ritter) Hoxey
  • Eulychnia vallenarensis P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter
Synonyms

Philippicereus Backeb. (1942)

Eulychnia is a genus of candelabriform or arborescent cacti. It includes nine species native to Peru and northern Chile. These desert cacti can survive under very hot conditions—temperatures can reach up to 50 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, this breed of cacti can also survive in some of the driest places in the world such as the Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world.

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