Bolivian torch cactus (Echinopsis scopulicola)

Description

Echinopsis scopulicola and Trichocereus bridgesii, is a cactus native to Bolivia. It is known as the Bolivian torch cactus.[citation needed] Among the indigenous populations of Bolivia, it is sometimes called achuma or wachuma, although these names are also applied to related species such as Trichocereus macrogonus.

The plant has a light greenish to bluish color grows shrubby to tree-shaped somewhat branching and usually has four to eight ribs. It can grow 2–5 metres tall with stems of up to 15–20 centimeters in diameter. The areoles on them are large and are 1.5 to 3 cm apart. The two to six spines that emerge from them are unequal. Spines can range in coloration from honey-coloured to brown. These spines can grow up to 0.1–7 cm in length and in fully grown plants are spaced evenly on the ribs, 2.5 to 3 cm apart. The long, funnel-shaped, 15 to 18 cm long white fragrant flowers open at night. They are 16 to 20 cm long. The spherical fruits are hairy and are 4 to 6 cm long.