Melocactus curvispinus subsp. lobelii
(Suringar) Fern.Alonso & Xhonneux (2002)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Guy XhonneuxJosé Luis Fernández Alonso |
| 🌵 Basionym | Melocactus lobelii (1896) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Willem Frederik Reinier Suringar |
Named for Flemish botanist Matthias de l’Obel (Lobelius) (1538-1616). The taxon was based on an illustration in de l’Obel’s Stirpium adversaria nova.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 02). Melocactus curvispinus subsp. lobelii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/melocactus-curvispinus-subsp-lobelii