Cylindropuntia imbricata subsp. spinitecta

Cylindropuntia imbricata subsp. spinitecta ('spinotecta') (Griffiths) M.A.Baker ()
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🌵 BasionymOpuntia spinitecta ()
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🌵 Basionym published in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington xxvii: 24 (1914)
Etymology

Latin spÄ«na ‘spine’ + Latin tÄ“ctus ‘covered’. For the “loosely sheathed” spines (Griffiths). The original spelling spinotecta is correctable to spinitecta under article 60.10 of the International Code of Nomenclature.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Aug 25). Cylindropuntia imbricata subsp. spinitecta. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/cylindropuntia-imbricata-subsp-spinitecta