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Echinopsis chiloensis

Synonyms: Cactus chilensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Echinopsis chiloensis is a species of cacti native to South America; genus members are known as hedgehog cacti, sea-urchin cactus or Easter lily cactus. This species, E chiloensis, is tree-like with branching structures beginning basally. This plant can attain a height of eight metres. An example occurrence is within the La Campana National Park in Chile.
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Pollinated by 
Liphanthus sabulosus[1]

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1Community studies in pollination ecology in the high temperate Andes of Central Chile. I. Pollination mechanisms and altitudinal variation., Arroyo, M. T. K., R. B. Primack, and J. J. Armesto. 1982. American Journal of Botany 69:82-97
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0