Escobaria

Escobaria Britton & Rose ()
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Etymology

Escobar + Latin -ĭa, 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 “two distinguished Mexicans”, the brothers Rómulo Escobar Zerman (1872-1946) and Numa Pompilio Escobar Zerman (1874-1949), agronomists.

Escobaria scandens Korth. (Verhandeling over de op Java, Sumatra en Borneo verzamelde Loranthaceae: 282. 1839), an unidentified plant from Sumatra, was not validly published.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Escobaria. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/escobaria

Pronunciation
[es-ko-BAR-ea]

A.T. Johnson, H.A. Smith & A.P. Stockdale (2019): Plant Names Simplified, 3rd Edition

“Botanical Latin is essentially a written language, but the scientific names of plants often occur in speech. How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned.”

William T. Stearn (1983): Botanical Latin, 3rd Edition: 53

Common name
foxtail cactus

United States Department of Agriculture (2021)

foxtail cactus, pincushion cactus

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021)