Matucana paucicostata
F.Ritter (1963)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Friedrich Ritter |
Latin paucus ‘few, little’ + Latin costātus ‘ribbed’. For the small number of ribs (7-11) compared to other Matucana species. Published simultaneously with Matucana formosa (20-30 ribs), Matucana formosa var. minor (= Matucana formosa) (13-21), Matucana intertexta (15-25) and Matucana crinifera (= Matucana haynei subsp. herzogiana) (22-26).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Sep 23). Matucana paucicostata. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/matucana-paucicostata