Taxonomic account

Eriosyce heinrichiana

Eriosyce heinrichiana (Backeb.) 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 occulta (Phil.) Backeb.
Echinocactus niger Salm-Dyck
Echinocactus occultus Phil.
Hildmannia occulta (Phil.) Kreuz. & Buining
Horridocactus heinrichianus Backeb.
Neochilenia chorosensis (F.Ritter) Backeb.
Neochilenia deherdtiana Backeb.
Neochilenia occulta (Phil.) Backeb.
Neoporteria chorosensis (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Neoporteria curvispina var. heinrichiana (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Neoporteria deherdtiana (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Neoporteria heinrichiana (Backeb.) Ferryman
Neoporteria jussieui var. chaniarensis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
Neoporteria jussieui var. chorosensis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
Neoporteria jussieui var. trapichensis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
Neoporteria occulta (Phil.) Britton & Rose
Nichelia occulta (Phil.) Bullock
Pyrrhocactus chaniarensis F.Ritter
Pyrrhocactus chorosensis F.Ritter
Pyrrhocactus deherdtianus (Backeb.) Katt.
Pyrrhocactus heinrichianus (Backeb.) F.Ritter
Pyrrhocactus jussieui var. australis F.Ritter
Pyrrhocactus occultus (Phil.) F.Ritter
Pyrrhocactus trapichensis 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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