Neogomesia
Castañeda (1941)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Marcelino Castañeda y Nuñez de Caceres |
| 🌵 Type | Neogomesia agavoides |
Greek neos ‘new’ + Gómez + 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 Marte R. Gómez (spelled Gomes by Castañeda), governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico (1937-1941), the state where the genus was discovered. Sometimes corrected to Neogomezia. Gomesia Spreng. (1826) is an orchid genus. Boerner (Taschenwörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen. 4. Auflage. 1989) incorrectly assumed Neogomesia is an orchid genus as well.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 17). Neogomesia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Neogomesia