Loxanthocereus
Backeb. (1937)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| 🌵 Type | Loxanthocereus acanthurus |
Greek loxos ‘slanting’ + Greek anthos ‘flower’ + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. For the zygomorphic flowers.
van der Meer, Maarten H.J. (2022, February 5). Loxanthocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/loxanthocereus