Copiapoa aphanes

Copiapoa aphanes Mächler & Helmut Walter ()
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🌵 Published in Kakteen And. Sukk. 56(4): 101 (2005)
Etymology

Greek aphanÄ“s ‘unseen, unnoticed, obscure’, translated by the authors as ‘hidden, inconspicuous’ (“versteckt, unscheinbar”). The species was discovered in a well-explored area. The authors quote Graham Charles (Copiapoa: 6. 1998): “Even though the habitat range of Copiapoa has been extensively explored, there are probably more distinct species and varieties to be discovered and described[,] […] perhaps inconspicuous plants with a limited distribution, and so the story of the genus continues.”

Compare Cryptocereus.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Copiapoa aphanes. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/copiapoa-aphanes