Melocactus deinacanthus
Buining & Brederoo (1973)
Etymology
π΅ Author(s) | Albert BuiningArnold Brederoo | π΅ Published in | Kakteen And. Sukk. 24(10): 217 (1973) |
Greek deinos βfearful, terrible, marvelously strongβ + Greek akantha βspineβ. For the “very strong spines” (“spinae fortissimae”). Compare Grusonia deinacantha.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Jul 20). Melocactus deinacanthus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/melocactus-deinacanthus