Thrixanthocereus
Backeb. (1937)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| 🌵 Type | Thrixanthocereus blossfeldiorum |
Greek thrix (stem trich-) ‘hair’ + anthos ‘flower’ Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general (the compound should correctly be Trichanthocereus). For the long white hairs on the hypanthium. Not thrix + “Anthocereus” (Genaust, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen. 2. Auflage. 1983).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Jul 15). Thrixanthocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Thrixanthocereus