Mammillaria backebergiana subsp. ernestii

Mammillaria backebergiana subsp. ernestii (Fittkau) D.R.Hunt (1997)

🌵 Author(s)	David Hunt
🌵 Basionym	Mammillaria ernestii (1971)
🌵 Basionym author(s)	Hans Werner Fittkau
🌵 Basionym published in	Cact. Suc. Mex. 16(2): 36 (1971)

Etymology

Named for Hans Werner Fittkau’s brother, German zoologist Ernst Josef Fittkau (1927-2012). Fittkau: “I name it after my brother, the biologist Dr Ernesto José Fittkau, with whom I was given the opportunity to explore extensive regions of warm America along ‘cacti trails’. Through conferences, he has contributed a lot to making Mexico and its cacti known in Germany.”