Eriosyce garaventae
(F.Ritter) Katt. (1994)
Etymology
π΅ Author(s) | Fred Kattermann |
π΅ Basionym | Horridocactus garaventae (1959) |
π΅ Basionym author(s) | Friedrich Ritter | π΅ Basionym published in | Succulenta (Netherlands) 1959: 41 (1959) |
Named for “its discoverer, Mr Agustin Garaventa, in Chile” (Ritter), presumably Chilean botanist AgustΓn Garaventa Hirtz (1911-1981). Ritter spelled the epithet garaventai.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Sep 12). Eriosyce garaventae. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/eriosyce-garaventae