Leptocladodia

Leptocladodia Buxb. ()
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🌵 Type Leptocladodia elongata
🌵 Replacement of Leptocladia
Etymology

Greek leptos ‘fine, thin, small’ + Greek kladōdēs ‘many-branched’. Based on Mammillaria [infragen. unranked] Leptocladodae Lem. Not explained by the authors. For the relatively thin stems and the offsetting habit?

This is a replacement name for Leptocladia.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Leptocladodia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/leptocladodia