Haageocereus subgen. Faustocereus
F.Ritter (1958)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Friedrich Ritter | 🌵 Published in | Backeberg "Descr. Cact. nov." Diag. Erört. taxon. nomenkl. Fragen: 15 (1958) |
| 🌵 Type | Borzicactus faustianus |
Faust + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. Named after the type species, Borzicactus faustianus (= Loxanthocereus faustianus). Ritter: “[a subgenus] which I name Faustocereus after the type species faustianus”. The type species is named for German botanist Karl (Carlos) Faust (1874-1952).
van der Meer, Maarten H.J. (2022, October 7). Haageocereus subgen. Faustocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/haageocereus-subgen-faustocereus