Name: Leucostele terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb.
Common names: San Pedro, Cardon grande cactus, Argentine saguaro, South American saguaro
Type: a succulent shrub or tree
Family: Cactaceae
Native Range: Bolivia to NW. Argentina
Zone: 10-11
Habitat: grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Height: up to 12m
Spread: up to 4 m
Sun: Full sun to Part shade
Water: low
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi Shade
Taxon identifiers: ITIS TSN : 907908 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 5189616 GBIF taxon ID : 7281028 Freebase ID : /m/0py2b4h PlantList-ID : kew-2783674 IPNI plant ID : 88522-2 Tropicos ID : 50164123 CITES Species+ ID : 24950 IUCN taxon ID : 152300 iNaturalist taxon ID : 347905 Microsoft Academic ID : 2780594457 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:88522-2 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000662375 Open Tree of Life ID : 774641 Catalogue of Life ID : 38KLK urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132080-1 Microsoft Academic ID : 2777935244 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000660808 Open Tree of Life ID : 493241 Catalogue of Life ID : 38GHL UMLS CUI : C1062850
Synonyms: Cereus fercheckii J.Parm. = Cereus fercheckii J.Parm. ex Pfeiff. ≡ Cereus terscheckii Parm. ≡ Cereus terscheckii Parm. ex Pfeiff. = Echinopsis terscheckii var. montana (Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley = Leucostele terscheckii (Pfeiff.) Schlumpb. ≡ Pilocereus terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Rümpler ≡ Pilocereus terschenckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Rümpler = Pilocereus terschenckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Rümpler ex Pfeiff. ≡ Trichocereus terscheckii (Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose = Trichocereus terscheckii subsp. montanus Backeb. = Trichocereus terscheckii var. montanus Backeb. = Trichocereus terscheckioides F.Ritter