Haageocereus subgen. Faustocereus

Haageocereus subgen. Faustocereus F.Ritter ()
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🌡 Published in Backeberg "Descr. Cact. nov." Diag. Erârt. taxon. nomenkl. Fragen: 15 (1958)
🌡 Type Borzicactus faustianus
Etymology

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).


How to cite

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