Maihueniopsis reicheana

Maihueniopsis reicheana (Espinosa) Katt. & Lodé (2014)

🌵 Author(s)	Fred Kattermann Joël Lodé
🌵 Basionym	Opuntia reicheana (1940)
🌵 Basionym author(s)	Marcial Ramón Espinosa Bustos
🌵 Basionym published in	Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Santiago de Chile 18: 31 (1940)

Etymology

Named for German botanist Karl Friedrich (Carlos Federico) Reiche (1860-1929). Espinosa: “The species is dedicated to the memory of the eminent botanist of the Chilean National Museum of Natural History, Prof. Dr. Karl Reiche.” Local vernacular names: chuchampe, pegote, garito, leoncito (cf. Maihueniopsis leoncito).