Bravocereus

Bravocereus Doweld, nom. inval. (2002)

🌵 Author(s)	Alexander Doweld
🌵 Published in	Turczaninowia 5(1): 8 (2002)
🌵 Type	not cited

Etymology

Not explained by Doweld. Presumably named for Mexican botanist Helia Bravo Hollis (1901-2001). Not to be confused with Bravocactus Doweld.

Bravocereus was a provisional name for Pilosocereus subgen. Gounellea at the rank of genus, but Doweld apparently abandoned the idea of raising this subgenus to generic rank. A valid generic name for this taxon, Xiquexique, was published in 2020.