Cylindropuntia alcahes subsp. burrageana
(Britton & Rose) U.Guzmán (2003)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Leonardo Ulises Guzmán Cruz |
| 🌵 Basionym | Opuntia burrageana (1919) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton | 🌵 Basionym published in | Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 1: 70 (1919) |
Not explained by Britton & Rose. Presumably named for Guy Hamilton Burrage (1867-1954), “the officer in charge of the U.S. Steamer ‘Albatross’, with whom Dr. Rose sailed on a scientific expedition down the W coast of Baja California in 1911” (Crook & Mottram in Bradleya 13: 117. 1995).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 06). Cylindropuntia alcahes subsp. burrageana. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/cylindropuntia-alcahes-subsp-burrageana