🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
🌵 Type | Haageocereus pseudomelanostele |
Haage + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. Named for German cactus nurseryman Walther Haage (1899-1992). Not for Friedrich Adolph Haage (1796-1866), as Helmut Genaust (Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen. 3. Auflage. 1996) claims.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 14). Haageocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/haageocereus