Taxonomic account

Eriosyce clavata

Eriosyce clavata (Söhrens ex K.Schum.) Helmut Walter

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]

Arequipa clavata (Söhrens ex K.Schum.) Borg
Chilenia nigrihorrida var. major Backeb.
Chilenia nigrihorrida var. minor Backeb.
Echinocactus clavatus Söhrens ex K.Schum.
Eriosyce subgibbosa subsp. clavata (Söhrens ex K.Schum.) Katt.
Eriosyce subgibbosa var. clavata (Söhrens ex K.Schum.) Katt.
Euporteria clavata (Söhrens ex K.Schum.) Kreuz. & Buining
Neochilenia wagenknechtii (F.Ritter) Backeb.
Neoporteria clavata (Söhrens ex K.Schum.) Werderm.
Neoporteria clavata var. parviflora F.Ritter
Neoporteria clavata var. procera F.Ritter
Neoporteria jussieui var. wagenknechtii (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
Neoporteria ritteri Donald & G.D.Rowley
Neoporteria subgibbosa f. major (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Neoporteria subgibbosa f. minor (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Pyrrhocactus wagenknechtii 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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