Leucostele terscheckii
(J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb. (2012)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Boris Schlumpberger |
| 🌵 Basionym | Cereus terscheckii (1837) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Louis Pfeiffer | 🌵 Basionym published in | Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 5: 370 (1837) |
Not explained by Pfeiffer, who received the plant under this name from Joseph Parmentier. Presumably named for German court gardener Carl Adolph Terscheck (1782-1869) or his brother Johann Gottfried Terscheck (1784-1870).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Oct 13). Leucostele terscheckii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/leucostele-terscheckii