šµ Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
šµ Type | Deamia testudo |
Deam + Latin -Äa, the recommended suffix to form plant genus names from personal names that end with a consonant (Rec. 60B.1(b), International Code of Nomenclature). Named for Charles C. Deam, “a diligent botanical collector, who sent the plant to us from Guatemala”.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Deamia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/deamia