Hertrichocereus
Backeb. (1950)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| 🌵 Type | Hertrichocereus beneckei |
Hertrich + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. Named for American horticulturist William Hertrich (1878-1966), curator of the Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Hertrichocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Hertrichocereus