π΅ Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
π΅ Basionym | Cereus subsect. Nyctocereus (1905) |
π΅ Basionym author(s) | Alwin Berger |
Greek nyx (stem nykt-) + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. For the nocturnal flowers. Compare Selenicereus.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 14). Nyctocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Nyctocereus