Loxanthocereus hystrix
Rauh & Backeb. (1956)
Etymology
π΅ Author(s) | Curt BackebergWerner Rauh |
Greek hystrix βcrested porcupine (Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758)β. For the “coarse and wild spination” (Rauh, Beitr. Kennt. Peruan. Kakteenveg.: 120. 1958).
#Cacti named after animals #Species accepted in POWO