Taxonomic account

Eriosyce engleri

Eriosyce engleri (F.Ritter) 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]

Horridocactus engleri F.Ritter
Horridocactus engleri var. krausii Backeb.
Neoporteria curvispina var. engleri (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
Neoporteria engleri (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Neoporteria engleri var. krausii (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Pyrrhocactus engleri (F.Ritter) 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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