Cephalomamillaria
Frič, nom. illeg. (1925)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Alberto Vojtěch Frič |
🌵 Type | Cephalomamillaria micromeris |
Greek kephalē ‘head’ + Mammillaria (often spelled Mamillaria at the time). Presumably for the flowers that appear near the top of the plant (compare Coryphantha) or on the tubercles (compare Epithelantha), both in contrast to Mammillaria.
This is an illegitimate younger synonym of Epithelantha.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Cephalomamillaria. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/cephalomamillaria