Galapagos Species Database

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Echinopsis calochlora K. Schum.

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Caryophyllales

Family
Cactaceae

Genus
Echinopsis

Species
calochlora

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2002

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Foster, R.C. (1958) A catalogue of the ferns and flowering plants of Bolivia. Contr. Gray Herb. 184: 1–223.
  • Navarro, G. (1996) Catálago ecológico preliminar de las cactáceas de Bolivia. Lazaroa 17: 33–84.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276

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"Galapagos Species Database, Echinopsis calochlora", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1827. Accessed 8 May 2025.