Trochilocactus
Linding., nom. inval. (1942)
Etymology
| šµ Author(s) | Karl Hermann Leonhard Lindinger |
| šµ Type | Trochilocactus eichlamii |
Trochilus ‘streamertail (a genus of hummingbirds)’, from Greek trochilos ‘Egyptian plover (Pluvianus aegyptius, a bird species)’ + Cactus. The plants are pollinated by hummingbirds (not from the genus Trochilus, which is endemic to Jamaica, while Trochilocactus is endemic to Guatemala).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Trochilocactus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Trochilocactus