Lophophora

Lophophora J.M.Coult. ()
🌵 Author(s)
🌵 Type Lophophora williamsii
Etymology

Greek lophē ‘crest’ + Greek phoros ‘bearing’. For the “dense tuft or short pencil of compact erect hairs” on the tubercles.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 14). Lophophora. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/lophophora

Pronunciation
[lof-OF-or-a]

A.T. Johnson, H.A. Smith & A.P. Stockdale (2019): Plant Names Simplified, 3rd Edition

[luh-FOF-er-uh]

Ross Bayton (2019): The Garderner's Botanical

[Lophóphora]

Helmut Genaust (1996): Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen, 3. Auflage

“Botanical Latin is essentially a written language, but the scientific names of plants often occur in speech. How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned.”

William T. Stearn (1983): Botanical Latin, 3rd Edition: 53