Cullmannia
Distefano (1956)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Concetto Distefano |
🌵 Type | Cullmannia viperina |
Cullmann + 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 German horticulturist Wilhelm “Willy” Cullmann (1905-1992) and his wife Paula Cullmann (-2001) (Burkhardt, Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. 2022).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Cullmannia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Cullmannia