Echidnopsis is a genus of succulent, cactus-like plants in the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1871. They are native to eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Accepted species 1. \n* Echidnopsis angustiloba E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally - Kenya 2. \n* Echidnopsis archeri P.R.O.Bally - Kenya 3. \n* Echidnopsis ballyi (Marn.-Lap.) P.R.O.Bally - N Somalia 4. \n* Echidnopsis bentii N.E.Br. ex Hook.f. - Arabia 5. \n* Echidnopsis bihenduhensis P.R.O.Bally - N Somalia 6. \n* Echidnopsis cereiformis Hook.f. - South Africa 7. \n* Echidnopsis chrysantha Lavranos - Somalia 8. \n* Echidnopsis ciliata P.R.O.Bally - N Somalia 9. \n* Echidnopsis dammaniana Sprenger - Eritrea 10. \n* Echidnopsis ericiflora Lavranos - Kenya 11. \n* Echidnopsis globosa Thulin & Hjertson - Yemen 12. \n* E