Maihueniopsis darwinii

Maihueniopsis darwinii (Hensl.) F.Ritter ()
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🌵 BasionymOpuntia darwinii ()
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🌵 Basionym published in Mag. Zool. Bot. 1: 466 (1837)
Etymology

Named for Charles Darwin, who collected the type specimen. Henslow: “I have named this interesting Cactus after my friend C. Darwin, Esq. who has recently returned to England, after a five years absence, on board his H. M. S. Beagle, whilst she was employed in surveying the southernmost parts of South America. The specimen figured was gathered in the month of January, at Port Desire, lat. 47°. S. in Patagonia. He recollects also to have seen the same plant in flower as far south as Port St Julian in lat. 49°. S.”


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Aug 17). Maihueniopsis darwinii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/maihueniopsis-darwinii