Jasminocereus thouarsii
(F.A.C.Weber) Backeb. (1959)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg | 🌵 Basionym published in | Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 5: 312 (1899) |
Named for French explorer Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars (1793-1864), who found it on Charles Island (now Floreana Island), Galápagos Islands.
#Cacti named for people from France #Species accepted in POWO