Monvillea cavendishii
(Monv.) Britton & Rose (1920)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
🌵 Basionym | Cereus cavendishii (1839) |
🌵 Basionym author(s) | Hippolyte Boissel de Monville | 🌵 Basionym published in | Hort. Universel 1: 219 (1839) |
🌵 Type of | Monvillea |
Named for William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858), president of the Royal Horticultural Society. Monville: “Dedicated to Monsieur the Duke of Devonshire (William Spencer Cavendish)”.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 18). Monvillea cavendishii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/monvillea-cavendishii