Diaguita

Diaguita (P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter) LodƩ, ()
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🌵 Published in CACTACEAE GENERA in Taxonomy of Cactaceae vols.3-4: [2] (2022)
🌵 BasionymEriosyce sect. Diaguita ()
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Etymology

Listed by LodƩ as a genus to be recognized in volumes 3 and 4 of his Taxonomy of Cactaceae. Presumably based on Eriosyce sect. Diaguita, which is presumably named for the Diaguita people of the Chilean Norte Chico and the Argentine Northwest (not explained by Guerrero & Walter).


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 May 31). Diaguita. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/diaguita

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