Austrocylindropuntia vestita
(Salm-Dyck) Backeb. (1839)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| 🌵 Basionym | Opuntia vestita (1845) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Joseph zu Salm-Dyck |
| 🌵 Type of | Trichopuntia |
Latin vestÄ«tus ‘clothed’. Not explained by Salm-Dyck, presumably for the hairy stems. Salm-Dyck described the areoles as “covered with dirty yellow felt, with a tuft of bristles at the top, numerous fine spines in the middle, and wool at the bottom”.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Austrocylindropuntia vestita. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/austrocylindropuntia-vestita