Bridgesia

Bridgesia Backeb., , ()
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šŸŒµ Type Bridgesia villosa
šŸŒµ Replaced by Chileniopsis
Etymology

Bridges + 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 English botanist Thomas Bridges (1807ā€“1865), “who collected in the Andes of South America just one hundred years ago. He brought over Echinocactus (Spegazzinia) Cumingii, for which this genus was first established (see classification) till its relationship could be cleared up”.

This provisional name for Chileniopsis is a later homonym of Bridgesia Hook. (1831, Asteraceae), Bridgesia Hook. & Arn. (1833, Phytolaccaceae) and Bridgesia Bertero ex Cambess. (1834, Sapindaceae).


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Bridgesia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Bridgesia

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