Eriosyce
Appearance
Eriosyce | |
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Eriosyce aurata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Notocacteae |
Genus: | Eriosyce Phil.[1] |
Type species | |
Eriosyce aurata | |
Species | |
Eriosyce is a genus of cacti native to Chile.[1]
Description
[edit]They are spherical to cylindrical plants that rarely sprout. The plants reach heights of growth of up to 1 m and have a diameter of up to 50 cm. They form 7 to 30 ribs on which the thorn-bearing areoles sit. The ribs are deepened between the areoles. The flowers usually appear near the apex, are funnel-shaped and yellow to red in color. The fruits are hollow, often woolly berries, in which the seed is usually loose. The berries often tear open at the base. The seeds are 0.7 to 3 mm long.
Species
[edit]As of December 2022[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Eriosyce andreaeana Katt. | Argentina (La Rioja) | |
Eriosyce armata (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile | |
Eriosyce aspillagae (Söhrens) Katt. | Chile | |
Eriosyce atroviridis (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile (S. Atacama) | |
Eriosyce aurata (Pfeiff.) Backeb. | Chile (Atacama to Santiago). | |
Eriosyce bulbocalyx (Werderm.) Katt. | Argentina (San Juan, La Rioja, San Luis) | |
Eriosyce calderana (F.Ritter) Ferryman | Chile (Atacama) | |
Eriosyce caligophila R.Pinto | Chile (Tarapacá) | |
Eriosyce castanea (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile | |
Eriosyce chilensis (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Katt. | Chile | |
Eriosyce clavata (Söhrens ex K.Schum.) Helmut Walter | Chile (Central to SW. Atacama) | |
Eriosyce coimasensis (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile | |
Eriosyce crispa (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (Atacama) | |
Eriosyce curvispina (Bertero ex Colla) Katt. | Chile. | |
Eriosyce duripulpa (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile (SW. Atacama) | |
Eriosyce elquiensis (Katt.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile (Coquimbo) | |
Eriosyce engleri (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile. | |
Eriosyce eriosyzoides (F.Ritter) Ferryman | Chile (Atacama, Coquimbo). | |
Eriosyce esmeraldana (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (Antofogasta). | |
Eriosyce fankhauseri (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile (Atacama). | |
Eriosyce fulva (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile (Atacama). | |
Eriosyce garaventae (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (Valparaíso). | |
Eriosyce glabrescens (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile (Atacama). | |
Eriosyce heinrichiana (Backeb.) Katt. | Chile (Atacama, Coquimbo). | |
Eriosyce iquiquensis (F.Ritter) Ferryman | Chile (Tarapacá, Antofagasta) | |
Eriosyce islayensis (C.F.Först.) Katt. | Peru to Chile | |
Eriosyce krausii (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (SW. Antofagasta to Atacama) | |
Eriosyce kunzei (C.F.Först.) Katt. | Chile (Atacama, Coquimbo). | |
Eriosyce laui Lüthy | Chile (Antofagasta). | |
Eriosyce limariensis (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (N. Coquimbo). | |
Eriosyce litoralis (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
Eriosyce malleolata (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
Eriosyce marksiana (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile. | |
Eriosyce megliolii (Rausch) Ferryman | Argentina (San Juan) | |
Eriosyce napina (Phil.) Katt. | Chile (SW. Atacama) | |
Eriosyce nigrihorrida (Backeb.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
Eriosyce occulta Katt. | Chile (SW. Antofagasta). | |
Eriosyce odieri (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck.) Katt. | Chile (Atacama) | |
Eriosyce paucicostata (F.Ritter) Ferryman | Chile (SW. Antofagasta). | |
Eriosyce recondita (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (Antofagasta) | |
Eriosyce riparia (Mächler & Helmut Walter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile (Coquimbo). | |
Eriosyce rodentiophila F.Ritter | Chile (Antofagasta). | |
Eriosyce senilis (Backeb.) Katt. | Chile | |
Eriosyce simulans (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (Coquimbo) | |
Eriosyce sociabilis (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (Atacama) | |
Eriosyce spectabilis Katt., Helmut Walter & J.C.Acosta | Chile (Atacama). | |
Eriosyce spinosior (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile (Coquimbo) | |
Eriosyce strausiana (K.Schum.) Katt. | Argentina (La Rioja to Rio Negro) | |
Eriosyce subgibbosa (Haw.) Katt. | Chile | |
Eriosyce taltalensis (Hutchison) Katt. | Chile (SW. Antofagasta to NW. Atacama) | |
Eriosyce tenebrica (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (Atacama, Coquimbo). | |
Eriosyce umadeave (Fric ex Kreuz.) Katt. | Argentina (Jujuy, Salta) | |
Eriosyce vallenarensis (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (S. Atacama). | |
Eriosyce villicumensis (Rausch) Katt. | Argentina (San Juan). | |
Eriosyce villosa (Monv.) Katt. | Chile (Atacama, Coquimbo). | |
Eriosyce wagenknechtii (F.Ritter) Katt. | Chile (N. Coquimbo). |
Synonymy
[edit]The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Eriosyce:[1]
- Chilenia Backeb.
- Chileniopsis Backeb.
- Chileocactus Frič
- Chileorebutia F.Ritter
- Chiliorebutia Frič (orth. var.)
- Delaetia Backeb.
- Dracocactus Y.Itô
- Euporteria Kreuz. & Buining
- Friesia Frič ex Kreuz.
- Hildmannia Kreuz. & Buining
- Horridocactus Backeb.
- Islaya Backeb.
- Neochilenia Backeb.
- Neoporteria Britton & Rose
- Neotanahashia Y.Itô
- Netanahashia Y.Itô
- Nichelia Bullock
- Pyrrhocactus A.Berger
- Rimacactus Mottram
- Rodentiophila F.Ritter & Y.Itô
- Thelocephala Y.Itô
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Eriosyce Phil". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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