Taxonomic account

Echinopsis saltensis

Echinopsis saltensis Speg.

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinopsis
Ranga: Species
Genus list verification: 11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

Chamaecereus saltensis (Speg.) Schlumpb.
Echinocactus saltensis Speg.
Echinopsis nealeana (Backeb.) Friedrich
Echinopsis pseudocachensis (Backeb.) Friedrich
Echinopsis saltensis var. nealeana (Backeb.) J.G.Lamb.
Echinopsis saltensis var. pseudocachensis (Backeb.) J.G.Lamb.
Hymenorebutia nealeana (Backeb.) Buining
Hymenorebutia pseudocachensis (Backeb.) Buining
Lobivia cachensis Britton & Rose
Lobivia emmae Backeb. ex Spine
Lobivia emmae Backeb.
Lobivia emmae var. brevispina Backeb.
Lobivia nealeana Backeb.
Lobivia nealeana var. grandiflora Y.Itô
Lobivia nealeana var. purpureiflora Y.Itô
Lobivia pseudocachensis Backeb.
Lobivia pseudocachensis var. cinnabarina Backeb.
Lobivia pseudocachensis var. sanguinea Backeb.
Lobivia saltensis Britton & Rose
Lobivia saltensis f. emmae (Backeb.) J.Ullmann
Lobivia saltensis var. emmae (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
Lobivia saltensis var. multicostata Rausch
Lobivia saltensis var. nealeana (Backeb.) Rausch
Lobivia saltensis var. pseudocachensis (Backeb.) Rausch
Lobivia saltensis var. zapallarensis Rausch

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

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