Loxanthocereus hystrix
Rauh & Backeb. (1956)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt BackebergWerner Rauh |
Greek hystrix ‘crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758)’. For the “coarse and wild spination” (Rauh, Beitr. Kennt. Peruan. Kakteenveg.: 120. 1958).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 19). Loxanthocereus hystrix. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/loxanthocereus-hystrix