šµ Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
šµ Type | Wilcoxia poselgeri |
Wilcox + Latin -Äa, the recommended suffix to form plant genus names from personal names that end with a consonant (Rec. 60B.1(b), International Code of Nomenclature). Named for Brigadier General Timothy Erastus Wilcox (1840-1932), “who has been an enthusiastic student of plants for many years”.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Wilcoxia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Wilcoxia