Taxonomic account

Eriosyce kunzei

Eriosyce kunzei (C.F.Först.) 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 kunzei (C.F.Först.) Backeb.
Echinocactus geissei Poselg. ex K.Schum.
Echinocactus kunzei C.F.Först.
Echinocactus kunzei var. brevispinosus C.F.Först.
Echinocactus kunzei var. rigidior Salm-Dyck
Echinocactus neumannianus Monv.
Echinocactus supertextus Pfeiff.
Eriosyce confinis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Guerreroa confinis (F.Ritter) Lodé
Guerreroa kunzei (C.F.Först.) Lodé
Hildmannia geissei (Poselg. ex K.Schum.) Kreuz. & Buining
Hildmannia kunzei (C.F.Först.) Kreuz. & Buining
Horridocactus geissei (Poselg. ex K.Schum.) Dölz
Horridocactus kunzei (C.F.Först.) F.Ritter
Neochilenia confinis (F.Ritter) Backeb.
Neochilenia kunzei (C.F.Först.) Backeb.
Neoporteria confinis (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Neoporteria curvispina var. geissei (Poselg. ex K.Schum.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Neoporteria kunzei (C.F.Först.) Backeb.
Neoporteria kunzei var. confinis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
Pyrrhocactus confinis F.Ritter
Pyrrhocactus kunzei (C.F.Först.) Borg
Sulcorebutia neumanniana (Monv.) F.H.Brandt

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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