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{{Taxobox
| name = Oroya
| image = Oroya_peruviana.jpg
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]
| family = [[Cactaceae]]
| subfamily = [[Cactoideae]]
| tribe = [[Trichocereeae]]
| genus = '''Oroya'''
| authority = Britton & Rose (1922)
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). High-altitude Andean cacti from Peru, known for their unique pectinate spines.
}}

== Etymology ==
Named after the Peruvian town of '''La Oroya''', located in the Andes, where the plants were first discovered.

== Description ==
'''Oroya''' consists of solitary or slowly offsetting, flattened globose to shortly cylindrical cacti.
* '''Stems''': Dark green to bluish-grey, usually depressed at the apex.
* '''Ribs''': Numerous and divided into prominent tubercles.
* '''Spines''': One of their most distinctive features—the spines are typically pectinate (comb-like), meaning they are arranged in two rows on either side of the elongated areole, often in shades of yellow, gold, or brownish-red.
* '''Flowers''': Small but numerous, appearing in a circle near the apex. They are funnel-shaped and usually bicolor (yellow centers with red or pink tips).
* '''Fruits''': Small, globose, and fleshy.

== Distribution ==
* '''Peru''': Endemic to the high Andes (3000–4200m), specifically in the regions of Junín and Cusco.

== Species and Subspecies List ==
Following the classification of Joël Lodé (2015):
* [[Oroya borchersii]]
* [[Oroya peruviana]] (Type species)
** [[Oroya peruviana subsp. baumannii]]
** [[Oroya peruviana subsp. minima]]

[[Category:Cactaceae]]
[[Category:Cactoideae]]
[[Category:Trichocereeae]]

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