🌵 Author(s) | Friedrich Bödeker |
🌵 Type | Aztekium ritteri |
German Azteken ‘Aztecs’ + Latin -ĭum, a suffix to form plant genus names. “The body [of Aztekium ritteri] has a very peculiar structure similar to a braided crown that calls to mind the sculptures of the indigenous people of Mexico, the Aztecs.”
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 17). Aztekium. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Aztekium