Consolea

Consolea Lem. ()
🌡 Author(s)
🌡 Type Consolea rubescens
Etymology

Console + Latin -a, the recommended suffix to form plant genus names from personal names that end with a vowel other than a (Rec. 60B.1(a), International Code of Nomenclature). Named for Italian botanist Michelangelo Console (1812-1897), professor of botany at the Palermo Botanical Garden.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Consolea. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/consolea