Trichocereus macrogonus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Cactaceae/Trichocereus

At a glance

Occurrence records49

Data sources9

Biological traits11

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections1

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Trichocereus macrogonus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility49 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources11 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS44 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF49 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Echinopsis peruviana (syn. Trichocereus peruvianus), the Peruvian torch cactus, is a fast-growing columnar cactus native to the western slope of the Andes in Peru, between about 2000 - above sea level.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesGIFTTRY

Size & morphology1

Plant height max6 m

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max2 000 m

Elevation min1 900 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

03Chemical composition44 compounds

Compounds documented for Trichocereus macrogonus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Germacrane sesquiterpenoids11

Eudesmane sesquiterpenoids5

Guaiane sesquiterpenoids4

Wax diesters $ Wax monoesters2

Flavones2

Documented compounds44 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(-)-Balanophonin	present	NPASS
(1R,2E,8R,10S,11S)-8,10,11-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-1,10-dimethyl-4,14-dioxatricyclo[9.2.1.03,7]tetradeca-2,6-dien-5-one	present	NPASS
(1R,3R,6S)-6-[(E,3R)-3-hydroxybut-1-enyl]-1,5,5-trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-3-ol	present	NPASS
(1R,4S,6R)-1,3,3-Trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-6-yl beta-D-glucopyranoside	present	NPASS
(1S,3aS,4R,7R,8aR)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-7-[2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxypropan-2-yl]-3,3a,4,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-1H-azulen-2-one	present	NPASS
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-[[(2R,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-6-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenoxy)oxane-3,4,5-triol	present	NPASS
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-[[(2R,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-6-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)oxane-3,4,5-triol	present	NPASS
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenoxy)-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxane-3,4,5-triol	present	NPASS
(3S,3aR,5R,8R,8aS)-8-hydroxy-8-(hydroxymethyl)-3-methyl-5-[2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxypropan-2-yl]-1,3,3a,4,5,6,7,8a-octahydroazulen-2-one	present	NPASS
(3S,3aR,5R,8S,8aS)-3,8-dihydroxy-8-(hydroxymethyl)-3-methyl-5-[2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxypropan-2-yl]-3a,4,5,6,7,8a-hexahydro-1H-azulen-2-one	present	NPASS

05DNA & barcoding1 eDNA hits

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Trichocereus macrogonus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections1

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Trichocereus macrogonus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 22 n = 11

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 221×CCDB · iapt

CCDB · iapt — IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 28

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type49 records

Wild obs. + sensor20

Museum / vouchered12

Cultivated / captive6

Other11

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO136 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy89% within 1 km

≤100 m 14≤1 km 2>10 km 2

18 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor20

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 12 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence12

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 6

6 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living6

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 5 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Loja, EC	4
BDBClocation not on record	2
Saint Louis, US	2
La Paz, BO	2
Christchurch, NZ	2

5 institutions · 12 of 12 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Trichocereus macrogonus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found1

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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