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Naming reference

The pachanoi naming history

Different botanical combinations can refer to the same taxonomic name.

Echinopsis pachanoi (syn. Trichocereus pachanoi) — photo 1 of 3
Photo: MacAllenBrothers — CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Naming referenceSource review · 8 September 2026
← Cactus Codex

Read the names together

Trichocereus pachanoi, Echinopsis pachanoi and Trichocereus macrogonus var. pachanoi are linked names. Kew currently accepts Echinopsis pachanoi. This is an attributed taxonomic treatment, not a universal “official name” that every author must follow.

Kew · Echinopsis pachanoi ↗

What “same type” means

Homotypic names share a nomenclatural type. That does not make all living plants bearing those names genetically identical. Keep the botanical name and the plant’s individual provenance in separate fields. See the label-reading guide.