Ritterocereus
Backeb. (1942)
Etymology
| šµ Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| šµ Type | Ritterocereus standleyi |
Ritter + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. Named for German botanist Friedrich Ritter. Not to be confused with Ritterocactus.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Ritterocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Ritterocereus