The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl.: 118 (1994)

Synonyms

• Echinocactus napinus Phil.
• Neoporteria napina (Phil.) Backeb.
• Thelocephala napina (Phil.) Y. Itô

References

• Kattermann (1994)

  Kattermann, F. 1994. Eriosyce (Cactaceae): The genus revised and amplified. Succulent Plant Research 1–176

Regions

Atacama

Habitat

Desert and Coastal desert and semidesert

Conservation status

• Vulnerable B1ab(v)

Notes

Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.