Hymenorebutia
Frič ex Buining (1939)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Albert Buining |
| 🌵 Type | Hymenorebutia kreuzingeri |
Greek hymēn (stem hymen-) ‘thin skin, membrane, caul’ + Rebutia. For the affinity to Rebutia and the “very strongly developed” “hymeno” [sic] (Succulenta 20(4): 55. 1938), i.e. a “paracorolla-like skin” (Succulenta 20(3): 38. 1938) consisting of fused stamens.
van der Meer, Maarten H.J. (2022, February 5). Hymenorebutia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/hymenorebutia