Astrophytum myriostigma
Lem. (1839)
Etymology
Astrophytum myriostigma. Image credit: David J. Stang / CC BY-SA 4.0
| 🌵 Author(s) | Charles Lemaire |
| 🌵 Type of | Astrophytum |
Greek myri– ‘countless’ + Greek stigma ‘mark, spot’. For the “myriads of white dots” (Lemaire) on the epidermis.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Sep 14). Astrophytum myriostigma. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/astrophytum-myriostigma