Taxonomic account

Eriosyce chilensis

Eriosyce chilensis (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Katt.

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Eriosyce
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]

Chilenia chilensis (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Backeb. ex A.W.Hill
Echinocactus chilensis Hildm. ex K.Schum.
Euporteria chilensis (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Kreuz. & Buining
Neochilenia chilensis (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Backeb.
Neoporteria chilensis (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
Pyrrhocactus chilensis (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) F.Ritter

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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