Mammillaria scepontocentra
Lem. (1839)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Charles Lemaire | 🌵 Published in | Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 45 (1839) |
Greek skepо̄n (stem skepont-) ‘covering’ + Greek kentron ‘spine’. For the “curved spines that cover [the plant] on all sides”.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Mammillaria scepontocentra. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/mammillaria-scepontocentra