Acharagma
(N.P.Taylor) A.D.Zimmerman ex Glass (1997)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Charles Glass |
| 🌵 Basionym | Escobaria sect. Acharagma (1983) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Nigel Taylor |
| 🌵 Type | Acharagma aguirreanum |
Greek a- ‘without’ + Greek charagma ‘groove’. In contrast to Escobaria, the tubercles are without a groove. The gender of this generic name is neuter. It is therefore Acharagma aguirreanum, not Acharagma aguirreana.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 14). Acharagma. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Acharagma