Asterophytum
Lem. corr. T.Post & Kuntze (1904)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Otto KuntzeTom von Post |
Corrected form of Astrophytum. Although Astrophytum would be correct as a compound of Greek astron (stem astr-) ‘star’ and Greek phyton, its author, Charles Lemaire, explicitly stated that the first part was Greek astÄ“r (stem aster-) ‘star, starfish’.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Dec 06). Asterophytum. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Asterophytum