Cactaceae
('Cacti') Juss., nom. cons. (1789)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Antoine Laurent de Jussieu |
| 🌵 Type | Mammillaria |
Cactus + –aceae, the suffix denoting a plant family.
Published as the “order” “Cacti”, but correctable to family Cactaceae under artt. 18.1 and 18.4 of the International Code of Nomenclature.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Cactaceae. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/cactaceae