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Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 28: 55. 1966
Family: CACTACEAE
Accepted Scientific Name: Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 119 (1994)
(a white flowering specimen) It is a fiercely spined Eriosyce from coastal Chile (The Atacama desert).
Origin and Habitat: Northern Chile II Region, Atacama, Antofagasta
Altitude: 50-300 above sea level
Habitat: Coastal areas, with coastal fog (camanchaca). The plants obtain water mainly from condensation.
Synonyms:
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus (F.Ritter) Katt.
- Eriosyce paucicostata subs. echinus (F.Ritter) Ferryman
- Horridocactus echinus (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria curvispina var. echinus (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Neoporteria echinus (F.Ritter) Ferryman
- Neoporteria paucicostata var. echinus (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Pyrrhocactus echinus F.Ritter
Eriosyce taltalensis (Hutchison) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 119 (1994)
Synonymy: 82
- Eriosyce taltalensis (Hutchison) Katt.
- Neochilenia hankeana var. taltalensis Backeb.
- Neochilenia taltalensis (Hutchison) Backeb.
- Neoporteria hankeana var. taltalensis (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Neoporteria taltalensis Hutchison
- Pyrrhocactus taltalensis (Hutchison) F.Ritter
- Eriosyce ebenacantha (Monv. ex Labour.)
- Chilenia ebenacantha (Monv. ex Labour.) Backeb.
- Echinocactus ebenacanthus Monv. ex Labour.
- Hildmannia ebenacantha (Monv. ex Labour.) Kreuz. & Buining
- Neochilenia ebenacantha (Monv. ex Labour.) Backeb.
- Neoporteria ebenacantha (Monv. ex Labour., Labour.) Oehme
- Eriosyce ebenacantha var. minor (Oehme)
- Eriosyce eriocephala (Backeb.)
- Neochilenia eriocephala Backeb.
- Neoporteria eriocephala (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Eriosyce fobeana (Mieckley)
- Chilenia fobeana (Mieckley) Backeb.
- Hildmannia fobeana (Mieckley) Kreuz. & Buining
- Neochilenia fobeana (Mieckley) Backeb. ex Dölz
- Neoporteria fobeana (Mieckley) Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
- Neoporteria fobeanus Mieckley
- Neoporteria jussieui var. fobeana (Mieckley) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Eriosyce glaucescens (F.Ritter)
- Neochilenia glaucescens (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neochilenia napina var. glaucescens (F.Ritter) Y.Itô
- Neochilenia paucicostata var. glaucescens (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Neoporteria eriocephala var. glaucescens (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Neoporteria paucicostata var. glaucescens (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Pyrrhocactus glaucescens F.Ritter
- Eriosyce gracilis (F.Ritter)
- Neochilenia gracilis (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria calderana f. gracilis (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Neoporteria gracilis F.Ritter
- Neoporteria intermedia f. gracilis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Pyrrhocactus gracilis F.Ritter
- Eriosyce hankeana (C.F.Först. ex Rümpler)
- Echinocactus hankeanus C.F.Först. ex Rümpler
- Neochilenia hankeana (C.F.Först. ex Rümpler) Dölz
- Neoporteria hankeana (C.F.Först. ex Rümpler) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Eriosyce hankeana var. minor (Oehme) Backeb.
- Neochilenia hankeana var. minor (Oehme) Backeb.
- Neoporteria hankeana var. minor (Labour.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Eriosyce intermedia (F.Ritter)
- Neochilenia intermedia (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria intermedia (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Pyrrhocactus intermedius F.Ritter
- Eriosyce neofusca (Backeb.)
- Neochilenia neofusca Backeb.
- Eriosyce neohankeana (F.Ritter)
- Neoporteria neohankeana (F.Ritter) Ferryman
- Neoporteria paucicostata var. neohankeana (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Pyrrhocactus neohankeanus F.Ritter
- Eriosyce pulchella (Backeb.)
- Neochilenia pulchella Backeb.
- Neoporteria intermedia var. pulchella (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Pyrrhocactus pulchellus (Backeb.) F.Ritter
- Eriosyce rupicola (F.Ritter)
- Neochilenia rupicola (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria rupicola (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Pyrrhocactus rupicola F.Ritter
- Eriosyce scoparia (F.Ritter)
- Horridocactus scoparius F.Ritter
- Neochilenia scoparia (F.Ritter) Backeb. in Backeb.
- Neoporteria intermedia var. scoparia (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Neoporteria scoparia (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Pyrrhocactus scoparia (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Pyrrhocactus scoparius F.Ritter
- Eriosyce taltalensis var. pygmaea (F.Ritter) Katt.
- Eriosyce pygmaea (F.Ritter) Ferryman
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. pygmaea (F.Ritter) Ferryman
- Neochilenia pygmaea (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria intermedia f. pygmaea (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Pyrrhocactus pygmaeus F.Ritter
- Eriosyce taltalensis var. transiens (F.Ritter)
- Neoporteria taltalensis var. transiens (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Neoporteria transiens (F.Ritter) Ferryman
- Pyrrhocactus transiens F.Ritter
- Eriosyce tenuis (F.Ritter)
- Pyrrhocactus tenuis F.Ritter
Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 119 (1994)
Synonymy: 21
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus (F.Ritter) Katt.
- Eriosyce paucicostata subs. echinus (F.Ritter) Ferryman
- Horridocactus echinus (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria curvispina var. echinus (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Neoporteria echinus (F.Ritter) Ferryman
- Neoporteria paucicostata var. echinus (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Pyrrhocactus echinus F.Ritter
- Eriosyce taltalensis var. echinus f. minor (F.Ritter)
- Horridocactus echinus var. minor (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria curvispina var. echinus f. minor (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Neoporteria curvispina f. minor (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Pyrrhocactus echinus var. minor F.Ritter
- Pyrrhocactus floccosus var. minor (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
- Eriosyce taltalensis var. floccosa (F.Ritter) Katt.
- Eriosyce paucicostata var. floccosa (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus var. floccosa (F.Ritter) Katt.
- Neochilenia floccosa (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria echinus var. floccosa (F.Ritter) Ferryman
- Neoporteria floccosa (F.Ritter) Lodé
- Neoporteria paucicostata var. floccosa (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Pyrrhocactus floccosus F.Ritter
Eriosyce taltalensis subs. paucicostata (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) (Succ. Pl. Res., 1): 119 (1994)
Synonymy: 32
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. paucicostata (F.Ritter) Katt.
- Eriosyce paucicostata (F.Ritter) Ferryman
- Horridocactus paucicostatus F.Ritter
- Neochilenia paucicostata (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria paucicostata (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Pyrrhocactus paucicostatus (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
- Delaetia woutersiana Backeb.
- Neoporteria woutersiana (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Pyrrhocactus neohankeanus f. woutersianus (Backeb.) F.Ritter
- Eriosyce cachytayensis hort.
- Neoporteria cachytayensis hort.
- Pyrrhocactus cachytayensis hort.
- Eriosyce fusca (Muehlenpf.)
- Chilenia fusca (Muehlenpf.) Backeb.
- Echinocactus fuscus Muehlenpf.
- Hildmannia fusca (Muehlenpf.) Kreuz. & Buining
- Neochilenia fusca (Muehlenpf.) Backeb.
- Neoporteria fusca Britton & Rose
- Nichelia fusca (Muehlenpf.) Bullock
- Pyrrhocactus fuscus (Muehlenpf.) F.Ritter
- Eriosyce neohankeana var. densispina (F.Ritter)
- Eriosyce neohankeana var. elongata (F.Ritter)
- Eriosyce neohankeana var. flaviflora (F.Ritter)
- Neochilenia flaviflora (F.Ritter) Y.Itô
- Pyrrhocactus neohankeanus var. flaviflorus F.Ritter
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. paucicostata f. viridis (F.Ritter)
- Horridocactus paucicostatus var. viridis F.Ritter
- Neochilenia paucicostata var. viridis (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria paucicostata var. viridis (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Pyrrhocactus paucicostatus var. viridis (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
Eriosyce taltalensis subs. pilispina (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 119 (1994)
Synonymy: 5
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. pilispina (F.Ritter) Katt.
- Neochilenia pilispina (F.Ritter) Backeb.
- Neoporteria intermedia var. pilispina (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Neoporteria pilispina (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
- Pyrrhocactus pilispinus F.Ritter
- Delaetia woutersiana cv. Thin Petals (Backeb.)
SPANISH (Español): Pocas Costillas, Peludin
Description: Eriosyce taltalensisSN|3017]]SN|3017]] subsp. echinusis a solitary, fiercely spined cactus with variable spine size and white wool on top. It distinguishes from the standard Eriosyce taltalensisSN|3017]]SN|3017]] for the stouter fierce spination and flowers that are usually white below, fuchsia red above, and comprises two varieties. var. echinus that has stem tips with short wool and var. floccosa that has stem tips with long tufts of wool.
Stem: Globose, 8 to 15 or more cm in diameter and tall ( in cultivation it is subglobose to elongate and may slowly reach an height of 20 or more cm). Dark green, tan to grey-purple tinged stem and conspicuously woolly at apex.
Fibrous, arising from a short, conical tap-root.
Ribs: Up to 13, notched, forming tubercles with sunken areoles.
Spines: Juvenile specimens have only few spines, but the numbers increase as they get older, and areoles can have over 20 spines on mature specimens. They are straight or curved, dark brown to black, soon becoming chalky-white or greyish.
Radial spines: 6 to 12, 3 to 20 mm long.
Central spines: 6 to 12, 20 to 40 mm long.
Flowers: From apical areoles, narrow campanulate or funnel-shaped, about 3 cm in diameter. The colour comprises red, fuchsia, pink, creamy white and yellowish. Floral tube with abundant white wool and twisted bristles. There might be over 50 flowers on a mature specimen (only mature specimens bloom).
Fruits: Reddish, elongate, opening by a basal pore.
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Eriosyce taltalensis group
- Delaetia woutersiana Backeb.: has bristly more or less tortuous spines (= Eriosyce taltalensis subs. paucicostata). Distribution: Antofagasta?
- Delaetia woutersiana cv. Thin Petals (Backeb.): is an odd (monstrous) cultivars with very fine petals, cut into shreds. The flowers look quite different, but nice and bi-coloured, yellow and orange-red.
- Eriosyce cachytayensis hort.: Possibly a synonym of Eriosyce taltalensis, Erisyce paucicostata or Eriosyce neohankeana. Origin: Unknown.
- Eriosyce eriocephala (Backeb.): It may be recognized for the long white hairs under the flowers (particularly conspicuous in mature flowering specimens).
- Eriosyce intermedia (F.Ritter): Smaller form very similar, if not the same, to Eriosyce taltalensis var. pygmaea. Distribution: Chañaral.
- Eriosyce pulchella (Backeb.): Smaller form with white to pink flowers. It is not easily distingushable from Eriosyce taltalensis var. pygmaea. Distribution: Chañaral to Caldera.
- Eriosyce taltalensis (Hutchison) Katt.: (subsp. taltalensis) it is a variable species that has straight spines, red, pink, cream, or white flowers, and comprises two varieties. var. taltalensis has red or cream flowers; var. pygmaea has white or pink flowers.
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus (F.Ritter) Katt.: is a fiercely spined species, that has flowers white below, fuchsia red above, and comprises two varieties. var. echinus has stem tips with short wool; var. floccosa has stem tips with long tufts of wool.
- Eriosyce taltalensis var. floccosa (F.Ritter) Katt.: has stem tips with long tufts of wool.
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. paucicostata (F.Ritter) Katt.: has grey-blue or grey-purple stems often cylindrical 6-8 cm in diameter and 15-30cm long with only 8-12 ribs. Flowers pale pink, cream-white or pale yellowish.
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. paucicostata f. viridis (F.Ritter): The “viridis” form has grass green bodies with 10-13 ribs (whereas the standard form generally has grey-blue-green or grey-purple tinged stems) .
- Eriosyce taltalensis subs. pilispina (F.Ritter) Katt.: has twisted spines and white flowers.
- Eriosyce taltalensis var. pygmaea (F.Ritter) Katt.: has smaller stems and distinctive pale white to pink flowers. Distribution: North of Chañaral.
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Edward Anderson “The Cactus family” Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
2) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey "The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass" Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011
3) David R Hunt; Nigel P Taylor; Graham Charles; International Cactaceae Systematics Group. "The New Cactus Lexicon" dh books, 2006
4) "Succulent Plant Research" Volume 1, David Hunt, Richmond 1994, page. 117.
5) Fred Kattermann “Eriosyce (Cactaceae): The Genus Revised and Amplified” David Hunt, 1994
6) Hutchison, Cactus & Succulent Journal of America (Los Angeles) 27: 181-182 1955.
7) Faundez, L., Guerrero, P., Saldivia, P. & Walter, H.E. 2013. Eriosyce paucicostata. In: IUCN 2013. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species." Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 June 2014.
Neoporteria curvispina var. echinus (Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus) Photo by: Cactus Art
Eriosyce taltalensis ssp. echinus FK 781 · Chile : (Blanco Encalada, Antofagasta) (Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus) Photo by: Peiffer Clement
Neoporteria curvispina var. echinus (Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus) Photo by: Cactus Art
Neoporteria curvispina var. echinus (Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus) Photo by: Cactus Art
Neoporteria curvispina var. echinus (Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus) Photo by: Cactus Art
Neoporteria curvispina var. echinus (Eriosyce taltalensis subs. echinus) Photo by: Cactus Art
Cultivation and Propagation: It is a summer-growing species of relatively easy cultivation. It has a thick taproot and is susceptible to over-watering if kept in a non ventilated place. , sometimes it is grafted to avoid root rot problems. Likes warmth (recommended minimum winter temperature 5° C) But plant kept perfectly dry can easily survive to winter night temperatures below 0° C. Sun Exposure: Suited for sunny-brightly exposure; can tolerate light shade.
Cultural Practices: Suited for airy exposures. Needs deep pot and gritty mineral substrate with a very good drainage to accommodate its tap root. Water regularly in summer, keep dry in winter.
Propagation: Usually propagated from Seeds. (seldom produces offsets) or graft. Seeds can be sown in the spring or summer. The seedlings should not be disturbed until they are well rooted after which they can be planted separately in small pots.
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