Eriosyce
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Eriosyce is a genus
of cacti
native to Chile
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cacti
Cactus
A cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae. Their distinctive appearance is a result of adaptations to conserve water in dry and/or hot environments. In most species, the stem has evolved to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have evolved into spines...
native to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
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Synonymy
The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Eriosyce:- Ceratistes Labour. (nom. inval.)
- Chileniopsis Backeb.
- Chileocactus FricAlberto Vojtech FricAlberto Vojtěch Frič was a famous Czech botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer. He undertook 8 voyages to America, discovered, described and catalogued many species of cactus....
(nom. inval.) - Chileorebutia FricAlberto Vojtech FricAlberto Vojtěch Frič was a famous Czech botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer. He undertook 8 voyages to America, discovered, described and catalogued many species of cactus....
(nom. inval.) - Chiliorebutia FricAlberto Vojtech FricAlberto Vojtěch Frič was a famous Czech botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer. He undertook 8 voyages to America, discovered, described and catalogued many species of cactus....
(orth. var.) - Delaetia Backeb.
- Dracocactus Y.Itô (nom. inval.)
- Euporteria Kreuz. & Buining
- Hildmannia Kreuz. & Buining
- Horridocactus Backeb.
- Islaya Backeb.
- Neochilenia Backeb. ex DölzDolžDolž is a settlement in the hills to the southeast of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistical region.The local church is dedicated to...
- Neoporteria BrittonNathaniel Lord BrittonNathaniel Lord Britton was an American botanist and taxonomist who founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York. Britton was born in New Dorp in Staten Island, New York...
& RoseJoseph Nelson RoseJoseph Nelson Rose was an American botanist. He was born in Union County, Indiana. His father died serving during the Civil War when Joseph Rose was a young boy. He later graduated from high school in Liberty, Indiana.... - Neoporteria Backeb.
- Neotanahashia Y.Itô
- Nichelia Bullock (nom. inval.)
- Pyrrhocactus (A.Berger) A.W.Hill
- Rodentiophila F.Ritter ex Backeb.
- Thelocephala Y.Itô