Synonyms

Cereus huascha*, Helianthocereus huascha, Lobivia huascha, Soehrensia huascha, Trichocereus huascha, Echinopsis huascha ssp. huascha, Cereus andalgalensis, Helianthocereus andalgalensis, Lobivia andalgalensis, Trichocereus andalgalensis, Trichocereus catamarcensis, Lobivia grandiflora, Chamaecereus grandiflorus, Helianthocereus grandiflorus, Trichocereus grandiflorus, Echinopsis hyalacantha, Lobivia hyalacantha, Helianthocereus hyalacanthus, Echinopsis lobivioides, Pseudolobivia lobivioides, Soehrensia lobivioides, Trichocereus lobivioides, Lobivia purpureominiata, Echinopsis pecheretiana, Helianthocereus pecheretianus, Echinopsis huascha ssp. robusta, Lobivia huascha var. robusta, Echinopsis vatteri, Trichocereus vatteri
* Basionym

Distribution

Argentina ( Catamarca, La Rioja)

Conservation status

(4)   Least Concern, LC

Comments

In the populations of Echinopsis huascha (F. A. C. Weber) H. Friedrich & G. D. Rowley in Argentina, in the province of Catamarca distributed from Belén to Hualfín, we can see that the form known as Echinopsis huascha ssp. robusta (Rausch) Lowry (Lowry 2002, 14: 14) is not different from the form of the type species, populations which assume larger dimensions, proceeding gradually towards the north. In the Hualfín region, the type locality of Lobivia huascha var. robusta Rausch, individuals live together bearing the distinct dimensional characters that should separate the two taxa. The group in the photos 23-29 (A&M 447), has the largest stem at 93 x 16 cm (h x ø), and an average number of ribs on the stems of 20-21; the dimensions belong to the range of the robusta form (Hunt et al, 2006, text: 96). In the same area small and medium adult individuals can be found, which fall within the parameters of the huascha form (ibid.). The medium sized specimen in the photos 39-42 (A&M 452), shows stems of (8.8 -) 10 cm in diameter and average ribs of (15 -) 16. Finally, the photos 43-47 (A&M 456) where the specimens’ dimensions are even smaller. Even south of Hualfín, among populations of E. huascha, specimens include characteristics of the robusta form, such as the specimen documented at La Cienaga de Abajo (A&M 444, photos 16-20), where we find stems up to 12 cm in diameter. This evidence demonstrates that E. huascha ssp. robusta does not have a taxonomic value that can be distinguished from E. huascha. (Quoted from: Anceschi & Magli 2013b, 48-49)

Genus

Echinopsis

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