Eriosyce
Eriosyce is a genus of cacti native to Chile.
Description
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
, Plants of [the World Online] accepts the following species:| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Eriosyce andreaeana Katt. | Argentina | |
| Eriosyce armata P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile | |
| Eriosyce aspillagae Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce atroviridis P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile | |
| Eriosyce aurata Backeb. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce bulbocalyx Katt. | Argentina | |
| Eriosyce calderana Ferryman | Chile | |
| Eriosyce caligophila R.Pinto | Chile | |
| Eriosyce castanea P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile | |
| Eriosyce chilensis Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce clavata Helmut Walter | Chile | |
| Eriosyce coimasensis P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile | |
| Eriosyce crispa Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce curvispina Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce duripulpa P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile | |
| Eriosyce elquiensis P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile | |
| Eriosyce engleri Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce eriosyzoides Ferryman | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce esmeraldana Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce fankhauseri P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce fulva P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce garaventae Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce glabrescens P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce heinrichiana Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce iquiquensis Ferryman | Chile | |
| Eriosyce islayensis Katt. | Peru to Chile | |
| Eriosyce krausii Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce kunzei Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce laui Lüthy | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce limariensis Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce litoralis P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce malleolata P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce marksiana Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce megliolii Ferryman | Argentina | |
| Eriosyce napina Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce nigrihorrida P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce occulta Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce odieri Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce paucicostata Ferryman | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce recondita Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce riparia P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce rodentiophila F.Ritter | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce senilis Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce simulans Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce sociabilis Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce spectabilis Katt., Helmut Walter & J.C.Acosta | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce spinosior P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile | |
| Eriosyce strausiana Katt. | Argentina | |
| Eriosyce subgibbosa Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce taltalensis Katt. | Chile | |
| Eriosyce tenebrica Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce umadeave Katt. | Argentina | |
| Eriosyce vallenarensis Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce villicumensis Katt. | Argentina. | |
| Eriosyce villosa Katt. | Chile. | |
| Eriosyce wagenknechtii Katt. | Chile. |
Synonymy
The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Eriosyce:- Chilenia Backeb.
- Chileniopsis Backeb.
- Chileocactus Alberto [Vojtěch Frič|Frič]
- Chileorebutia F.Ritter
- Chiliorebutia Frič
- Delaetia Backeb.
- Dracocactus Y.Itô
- Euporteria Kreuz. & Albert [Frederik Hendrik Buining|Buining]
- Friesia Frič ex Kreuz.
- Hildmannia Kreuz. & Buining
- Horridocactus Backeb.
- Islaya Backeb.
- Neochilenia Backeb.
- Neoporteria Britton & Joseph [Nelson Rose|Rose]
- Neotanahashia Y.Itô
- Netanahashia Y.Itô
- Nichelia Bullock
- Pyrrhocactus A.Berger
- Rimacactus Mottram
- Rodentiophila F.Ritter & Y.Itô
- Thelocephala Y.Itô