Lemaireocereus hollianus

Lemaireocereus hollianus (F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose ()
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šŸŒµ BasionymCereus hollianus ()
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šŸŒµ Basionym published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 411 (1896)
šŸŒµ Type of Lemaireocereus
Etymology

Not explained by Coulter, who published a manuscript name by Weber. Presumably named for a Mr. Holl. Perhaps Swiss naturalist Friedrich Holl (1790-1870)?

The species is known in Spanish as compĆ©s and baboso ‘drooler’ (David Yetman, The Great Cacti: Ethnobotany & Biogeography: 129. 2007). Compare the epithet of the synonym Lemaireocereus bavosus, which is a latinization of baboso.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Jul 20). Lemaireocereus hollianus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/lemaireocereus-hollianus