Pierrebraunia
Esteves (1997)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Eddie Esteves Pereira |
🌵 Type | Pierrebraunia bahiensis |
Pierre Braun + Latin -ĭa, 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 German agronomist and botanist Pierre Josef Braun (1959), a friend and colleague of Esteves.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Pierrebraunia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Pierrebraunia