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Cactus and succulent atlas / Eriosyce

Taxonomic account

Eriosyce armata

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Eriosyce armata (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & 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]

  • Chilenia nigricans (Linke) Backeb.
  • Echinocactus nigricans (Linke) D.Dietr. ex K.Schum.
  • Echinopsis nigricans Linke
  • Eriosyce curvispina subsp. armata (F.Ritter) Katt.
  • Eriosyce curvispina var. armata (F.Ritter) Katt.
  • Hildmannia nigricans (Linke) Kreuz. & Buining
  • Horridocactus armatus (F.Ritter) Backeb.
  • Horridocactus nigricans (Linke) Backeb. & Dolz
  • Neochilenia nigricans (Linke) Y.Itô
  • Neoporteria armata (F.Ritter) Krainz
  • Neoporteria horrida var. armata (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
  • Neoporteria nigricans (Linke) Britton & Rose
  • Neoporteria tuberisulcata var. armata (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
  • Neoporteria tuberisulcata var. nigricans (Linke) Donald & G.D.Rowley
  • Nichelia nigricans (Linke) Bullock
  • Pyrrhocactus armatus F.Ritter
  • Pyrrhocactus nigricans (Linke) 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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