Isolatocereus

Isolatocereus (Backeb.) Backeb. ()
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🌵 BasionymLemaireocereus subgen. Isolatocereus ()
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🌵 Type Isolatocereus dumortieri
Etymology

Modern Latin isolātus (from Italian isolato) ‘isolated’ (classical Latin insŭlātus) + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. Named for “the often solitary habitat” (Backeberg 1938). According to Britton & Rose (The Cactaceae 1, 1919), the type species “is never abundant, being found generally as large isolated individuals on the sides of rocky hills and cliffs”.

Paul V. Heath published the corrected name Insulatocereus.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Dec 08). Isolatocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Isolatocereus

Pronunciation
[i-so-la-toh-SE-re-us]

A.T. Johnson, H.A. Smith & A.P. Stockdale (2019): Plant Names Simplified, 3rd Edition

“Botanical Latin is essentially a written language, but the scientific names of plants often occur in speech. How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned.”

William T. Stearn (1983): Botanical Latin, 3rd Edition: 53