Cereus subgen. Lepidocereus
Engelm. (1856)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | George Engelmann | 🌵 Published in | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 287 (1856) |
| 🌵 Type | Carnegiea gigantea |
Greek lepis (stem lepid-) ‘scale’ + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. For the scales on the floral tube.
The correct name for this taxon at the rank of genus is Carnegiea.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Cereus subgen. Lepidocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/cereus-subgen-lepidocereus