Backebergia chrysomallus
(Lem.) Bravo (1954)
Etymology
| šµ Author(s) | Helia Bravo Hollis |
| šµ Basionym | Pilocereus chrysomallus (1847) |
| šµ Basionym author(s) | Charles Lemaire |
| šµ Type of | Backebergia
Mitrocereus |
Greek chrysos ‘gold’ + mallos ‘flock of wool’ (translated as ‘fur, muff’ in the original protologue). For the color and shape of the cephalium.
Note: chrysomallus is a noun in apposition that should not be made to agree with the generic name as if it were an adjective. The spelling Backebergia chrysomalla, as used by Joƫl LodƩ in Taxonomy of the Cactaceae, is incorrect.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Backebergia chrysomallus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/backebergia-chrysomallus