Rooksbya
(Backeb.) Backeb., nom. inval. (1960)
Etymology
| šµ Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| šµ Basionym | Carnegiea subgen. Rooksbya (1950) |
| šµ Basionym author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| šµ Type | Rooksbya euphorbioides |
Rooksby + Latin -a, the recommended suffix to form plant genus names from personal names that end with a vowel other than a (Rec. 60B.1(a), International Code of Nomenclature). Named for Ellen Maria Rooksby (1873-1952), editor of Desert Plant Life magazine, “one of the most important [female] succulent publishers (Backeberg, Die Cactaceae 1: 44).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Rooksbya. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Rooksbya