Winterocereus
Backeb. (1966)
Etymology
π΅ Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
π΅ Type | Winterocereus aureispinus |
π΅ Replacement of | Winteria |
Winter + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. Named for Friedrich Ritterβs sister Hildegard βHildeβ Winter, who distributed the seeds he collected in South America. This is a replacement name for Winteria F.Ritter. See also Hildewintera.
van der Meer, Maarten H.J. (2022, February 5). Winterocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Winterocereus