Species of plant in the genus Eriosyce
Eriosyce senilis |
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Scientific classification |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Eriosyce |
Species: | E. senilis |
Binomial name |
Eriosyce senilis
(Backeb.) Katt.[1] |
Synonyms[2] |
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- Echinocactus senilis Phil.
- Neoporteria gerocephala Y.Itô
- Neoporteria multicolor F.Ritter
- Neoporteria nidus var. gerocephala (Y.Itô) F.Ritter
- Neoporteria nidus var. matancillana F.Ritter
- Neoporteria nidus var. multicolor (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Neoporteria nidus f. senilis (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Neoporteria senilis Backeb.
- Neoporteria thiebautiana (Backeb.) Y.Itô
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Eriosyce senilis, called old-man cactus along with a number of similar species, is a species of cactus in the genus Eriosyce, native to Chile.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ^ Eriosyce (Cactac.) Gen. Revis. Ampl.: 119 (1994)
- ^ a b "Eriosyce senilis (Backeb.) Katt". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Eriosyce senilis". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
Taxon identifiers |
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Eriosyce senilis | |
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Neoporteria senilis | |
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