Grusonia deinacantha

Grusonia deinacantha (D.Donati) Majure, M.A.Baker & Cloud-H. (2018)

🌵 Author(s)	Lucas C. Majure Marc A. Baker Michelle A. Cloud-Hughes
🌵 Basionym	Corynopuntia deinacantha (2017)
🌵 Basionym author(s)	Davide Donati

Etymology

Greek deinos ‘fearful, terrible, marvelously strong’ + Greek akantha ‘spine’. Donati: “The specific epithet is composed of the Greek word δεῖνος (deinos), meaning terrible but also amazing, and ἄκανθος (acanthos) [sic], meaning spine; it refers to the impressive, extremely sharp spination of Corynopuntia deinacantha.” Compare Melocactus deinacanthus.