Melocactus barbarana
('barbarensis') Antesb. (1988)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Helmut Antesberger |
Named for Helmut Antesberger’s daughter Barbara Antesberger. The original epithet barbarensis (with the inappropriate geographical suffix –ensis) is usually corrected to barbarae, but Art. 60. Ex. 19 of the International Code of Nomenclature calls for barbarana.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Melocactus barbarana. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/melocactus-barbarana