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Dictionary of Genus names
The generic name "Eriosyce" derives from the Greek words “Erion (εριον)” meaning “wool” and “Sykos” meaning “fig (a fruit)” . (The genus name implies: “woolly fruits”).
For example: Eriosyce napina ssp. lembckei var. duripulpa