Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus

Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose ()
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🌵 BasionymCleistocactus smaragdiflorus ()
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🌵 Basionym published in Dict. Hort. [Bois] 1: 281 (1894)
Etymology

Latin smăragdus ‘bright green precious stone (e.g. emerald)’ + Latin –flōrus ‘flowered’. For the “emerald green”-tipped flowers, which distinguish the taxon from Cereus colubrinus (= Cleistocactus baumannii). Weber published the combination Cereus smaragdiflorus, but referred to it as a “variety” of Cereus colubrinus.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Oct 07). Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/cleistocactus-smaragdiflorus