Cylindropuntia
(Engelm.) F.M.Knuth (1930)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Frederik Marcus Knuth |
| 🌵 Basionym | Opuntia subgen. Cylindropuntia (1856) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | George Engelmann |
| 🌵 Type | Opuntia arborescens |
Latin cylindrus ‘cylinder’ + Opuntia. For the cylindrical stems and the affinity to Opuntia. Originally a subgenus of Opuntia whose name contrasted with that of the subgenus Platopuntia (Greek platys ‘flat’, for the flattened stems).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 14). Cylindropuntia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/cylindropuntia