Neoporteria coimasensis

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Neoporteria coimasensis F.Ritter
Taxon xii. 34 (1963).
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Eriosyce senilis subs. coimasensis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 119 (1994)

Neoporteria coimasensis (Eriosyce senilis subs. coimasensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This plant has strong long brown-black spines that become greyish as they age.

Origin and Habitat: This plant is widely distributed in various locality of Coquimbo (Region 04) - Chile. Among them: Las Coimas, Las Chilcas, Salamanca, Metro, Choapa, Llapel, Combarbalá, Los Vilos, Palomar, Chagres.

Synonyms:

Eriosyce senilis subs. coimasensis (F.Ritter) Katt.

Neoporteria coimasensis F.Ritter
Neoporteria nidus var. coimascensis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.

See all synonyms of Eriosyce senilis

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce senilis (Backeb.) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 119 (1994)
Synonymy: 23

Eriosyce senilis (Backeb.) Katt.

Echinocactus senilis Phil.
Euporteria senilis (Phil.) Kreuz. & Buining
Neoporteria nidus f. senilis (Phil.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Neoporteria senilis (Phil.) Backeb.

Eriosyce nidus var. matancillana (F.Ritter)

Neoporteria nidus var. matancillana F.Ritter

Eriosyce senilis var. multicolor hort.

Eriosyce kunzei var. multicolor hort.
Neoporteria multicolor F.Ritter
Neoporteria nidus var. multicolor (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.

Eriosyce thiebautiana (Backeb.) Y.Itô

Chilenia thiebautiana
Neoporteria thiebautiana (Backeb.) Y.Itô

Neoporteria gerocephala Y.Itô

Neoporteria nidus var. gerocephala (Y.Itô) F.Ritter

Neoporteria gerocephala f. aurea hort.
Neoporteria gerocephala f. monstruosa hort.
Neoporteria nidus (Söhrens) Britton & Rose

Chilenia nidus (Söhrens) Backeb.
Echinocactus nidus Söhrens
Euporteria nidus (Söhrens) Kreuz. & Buining
Nichelia nidus (Söhrens) Bullock

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce senilis subs. coimasensis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 119 (1994)
Synonymy: 7

Eriosyce senilis subs. coimasensis (F.Ritter) Katt.

Neoporteria coimasensis F.Ritter
Neoporteria nidus var. coimascensis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.

Eriosyce senilis subs. coimasensis var. robusta (F.Ritter)

Neoporteria coimasensis var. robusta (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
Neoporteria robusta F.Ritter
Neoporteria subgibbosa var. robusta (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce senilis subs. elquiensis Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 119 (1994)

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Description: Solitary spherical to short cylindrical cacti with very spiny stems, up to 15 (30-40) cm tall, 6 -10 cm in diameter.
Stem: Dark green to very dark purple-black.
Spines: variable between different populations , the type plant have strong long brown-black spines that become greyish as they age and almost obscure the plant, while others have spines that are much shorter or thinner.
Roots: taproot.
Flowers: magnificent hot pink/magenta with a contrasting neon yellow throats in spring up to 5 cm long.

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Eriosyce senilis complex

Eriosyce senilis (Backeb.) Katt.: ssp. senilis: It has thin twisted spines and flowers with few bristles and wool. Origin: Rio Choapa. It is quite variable in spination.
Eriosyce senilis subs. coimasensis (F.Ritter) Katt.: It has strong stiff straight spines. Origin: Las Copimas south to Monte Negro.
Eriosyce senilis subs. elquiensis Katt.: It has thin twisted spines but the flowers have many bristles and wool. Origin: Elqui Valley.
Eriosyce senilis var. multicolor hort.: Spines are multicoloured blond/white, yellow, brown to almost black; straight to strongly curled often hairlike soft and flexible.
Neoporteria gerocephala Y.Itô: has a dark spherical purplish body densely covered with soft interwoven white spines.
Neoporteria gerocephala f. aurea hort.: is a selected cultivars with golden or amber-yellow spines.
Neoporteria gerocephala f. monstruosa hort.: is a monstrous highly branching cactus with very short bristly spines that forms dense clumps. Maybe we can call it a freak?
Neoporteria nidus (Söhrens) Britton & Rose: has shorter flowers about 3 cm long. Distribution. East of Ovalle, Chile.