Frailea buenekeri
W.R.Abraham (1990)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Wolf-Rainer Abraham | 🌵 Published in | Succulenta (Netherlands) 69: 64 (1990) |
Named for Brazilian cactus expert Rudi Werner Büneker (1941-2022), who discovered the species. Discocactus buenekeri was also named in his honor. Gymnocalycium horstii subsp. buenekeri was named for his father Rudolf Heinrich Büneker, Parodia buenekeri (= Parodia alacriportana) for a Mr. F. Büneker (also from Brazil, presumably a relative).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Aug 27). Frailea buenekeri. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/frailea-buenekeri