Species

Eriosyce orientalis

Eriosyce orientalis

Eriosyce orientalis

Eriosyce orientalis (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Eriosyce.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is CLCSA, CLCBI, CLCCO, CLCVA, CLCLA, CLCOH, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHERNAMERICA, CLC, CLCMA; Chile (NE. Valparaíso).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, subtropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Eriosyce orientalis (F.Ritter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77334732-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Eriosyce orientalis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7280089

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