Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. turbidus

Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. turbidus (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza ()
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Etymology

Latin turbÄ­dus ‘disordered’. Publication not seen. Presumably for the “jumbled up” (“durcheinanderragend”) central spines (Backeberg, Cactaceae 2: 1218. 1959). Eggli & Newton (Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. 2004): “perhaps for the variable spination”.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 14). Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. turbidus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/haageocereus-pseudomelanostele-subsp-turbidus