Cactites giganteus
Mart. (1822)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius |
Latin giganteus ‘gigantic’. Presumably this was the biggest of the seven fossil “cactus” species described by von Martius.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Cactites giganteus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/cactites-giganteus