Neoraimondia is a genus of medium to large cacti from Peru. The genus is named after the Italian-born Peruvian explorer, naturalist, and scientist, Antonio Raimondi.
Stetsonia coryne, the toothpick cactus, is the sole species in the cactus genus Stetsonia. Stetsonia coryne grows to a height of 15 to 25 ft tall. It has white flowers.
Mila caespitosa is a species of cacti and the only species of the genus Mila. Its generic name is an anagram of Lima, Peru, the city near which the plant is found. The genus was first thought to comprise 13 species, until recent studies suggest they form one very variable species.
Cereus ( "serious") is a genus of cacti including around 33 species of large columnar cacti from South America. The name is derived from Greek (κηρός) and Latin words meaning "wax", "torch" or "candle". Cereus was one of the first cactus genera to be described; the circumscription varies depending on the authority. The term "cereus" is also sometimes used for a ceroid cactus, any cactus with a very elongated body, including columnar growth cacti and epiphytic cacti.
Cereus jamacaru, known as mandacaru or cardeiro, is a cactus native to central and eastern Brazil. It often grows up to 6 metres high.
Echinocereus coccineus is a species of hedgehog cactus. Its native to Northern and Central America. It grows on full sun, in sandy or rocky well-drained soil. It can survive in hardiness zones 8–11.
Parodia ottonis, also known as Indian head cactus, is a cactus found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. There are two recognized subspecies. The epithet ottonis honors the German botanist Christoph Friedrich Otto.
Frailea gracillima is a species of Frailea from Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Harrisia tortuosa is a species of cactus in the Trichocereeae tribe.
Cereus spegazzinii is a species of cactus found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
Cereus aethiops is a species of cactus found from Uruguay to Argentina.
Cereus phatnospermus, synonym Cereus kroenleinii, is a species of columnar cactus found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
Cereus stenogonus, also known as narrow-angled cereus, is a species of Cereus found in Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.
Cereus lanosus or is a species of columnar cactus found in Central, Cordillera, Concepción, and Paraguarí departments of Paraguay. The plant is found growing in rocky hills at elevations of 250 and 300 meters.
Mirabella estevesii, synonym Cereus estevesii, is a species of columnar cactus found in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The first description was published in 2004 by Pierre Josef Braun as Cereus estevesii.
Matucana intertexta is a species of cactus in the genus Matucana, native to Peru. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Echinocereus scheeri is a species of hedgehog cactus in the family Cactaceae, native to northern Mexico. With its dramatic offsets, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Cereus lamprospermus is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae, native to Bolivia and Paraguay. C. lamprospermus subsp. colosseus reaches 50 ft (15 m), while C. lamprospermus subsp. lamprospermus "only" reaches 30 ft (9 m).
Acanthocalycium rhodotrichum is a species of Acanthocalycium found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Neoraimondia arequipensis, synonym Neoraimondia macrostibas, is a tree-like cactus native to western Peru. It was first described in 1835 as Cereus arequipensis.
