Bartschella
Britton & Rose (1923)
Etymology
| šµ Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
| šµ Type | Bartschella schumannii |
Bartsch + Latin -ella, diminutive suffix, also used to form generic names (usually from personal names) without implication of smallness (Stearn, Botanical Latin. 3rd Edition: 289. 1983). Named for Paul Bartsch, “curator in the United States National Museum, distinguished in conchology, who has sent us cacti from many out of the way places.”
The rather unusual suffix –ella instead of the far more common –ia was presumably chosen to avoid confusion with Bartsia L. (1754, Scrophulariaceae), which is also spelled Bartschia (named for Johann Bartsch, latinized Johannes Bartsius).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Bartschella. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/bartschella