Islaya minor
Backeb. (1934)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| 🌵 Type of | Islaya |
Latin minor ‘smaller, lesser’. Presumably for the small size compared to Islaya islayensis (Eriosyce islayensis), the first species in the genus to be discovered.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Islaya minor. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/islaya-minor