Philippicereus
Backeb. (1942)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
🌵 Type | Philippicereus castaneus |
Philippi + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. Named for German-Chilean botanist Rudolph Amandus Philippi (1808-1904), who described the type species.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Philippicereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Philippicereus