Strombocactus
Britton & Rose (1922)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
| 🌵 Type | Strombocactus disciformis |
Greek strombos ‘top, whirlwind, trumpet-shell, snail, spindle’ + Cactus. Britton & Rose: “The generic name is from στόμβος top, and κάκτος cactus, referring to the shape of the plant.” According to Mottram (Cactician 4. 2014) a “reference to the snailshell-like spiral ribs”. Louis Pfeiffer (Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 6: 275, 1838) described Strombocactus disciformis (under the name Echinocactus turbiniformis Pfeiff.; Latin turbiniformis ‘top-shaped’) as having “the exact shape as a children’s top” (“ganz die Gestalt eines Kinderkräusels” [sic]). See also Turbinicarpus.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 14). Strombocactus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Strombocactus