Eulychnia is a genus of candelabriform or arborescent cacti. It includes nine species native to Peru and northern Chile.[1] 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.

Eulychnia
Eulychnia castanea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Notocacteae
Genus: Eulychnia
Phil. (1860)
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]

Philippicereus Backeb. (1942)

Species

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Image Scientific name Distribution
  Eulychnia acida Phil. Chile.
  Eulychnia breviflora Phil. northern Chile.
  Eulychnia castanea Phil. Chile
Eulychnia chorosensis P.Klaassen Chile
Eulychnia elata (F.Ritter) Lodé Chile (Atacama)
  Eulychnia iquiquensis (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose Chile.
Eulychnia ritteri Cullmann Peru (Arequipa)
Eulychnia taltalensis (F.Ritter) Hoxey Chile (Antofagasta)
Eulychnia vallenarensis P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter Chile (Atacama)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eulychnia Phil. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 March 2024.