Akersia
Buining (1961)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Albert Buining |
🌵 Type | Akersia roseiflora |
Akers + Latin -Äa, the recommended suffix to form plant genus names from personal names that end with a consonant (Rec. 60B.1(b), International Code of Nomenclature). Named for American botanist John F. Akers (1906-1967).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Akersia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Akersia