| 🌵 Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
| 🌵 Type | Thelocactus hexaëdrophorus |
Greek thēlē ‘nipple’ + Cactus. For the tubercled ribs.
| [thel-o-KAK-tus] A.T. Johnson, H.A. Smith & A.P. Stockdale (2019): Plant Names Simplified, 3rd Edition |
| [Thelocáctus] Helmut Genaust (1996): Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen, 3. Auflage |
| “Botanical Latin is essentially a written language, but the scientific names of plants often occur in speech. How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned.” |
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Edward F. Anderson & Urs Eggli (2011): Das große Kakteen-Lexikon, 2. Auflage |
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David Hunt (2006): The New Cactus Lexicon |
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| Cactoideae → Cacteae |
| Cereoideae → Cereeae → Boreocereeae → Boreocactinae → Boreoëchinocacti → Euboreoëchinocacti Curt Backeberg (1958): Die Cactaceae, Band 1 (provided for historical interest only) |
van der Meer, Maarten H.J. (2022, February 5). Thelocactus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Thelocactus