Gymnocalycium andreae
(Boed.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth (1936)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt BackebergFrederik Marcus Knuth |
| 🌵 Basionym | Echinocactus andreae (1930) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Friedrich Bödeker | 🌵 Basionym published in | Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 2(10): 210 (1930) |
Named for German cactus horticulturist Wilhelm Andreae (1895-1970), whose information about the plant allowed Bödeker to determine that it was a new species.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Sep 27). Gymnocalycium andreae. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/gymnocalycium-andreae