Neobesseya
Britton & Rose (1923)
Etymology
| π΅ Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
| π΅ Type | Neobesseya missouriensis |
Greek neos ‘new’ + Bessey + Latin -Δa, the recommended suffix to form plant genus names from personal names that end with a consonant (Rec. 60B.1(b), International Code of Nomenclature). Named for Charles Edwin Bessey (1845-1915), “professor in the University of Nebraska and for many years one of our eminent botanical teachers.” The prefix neo- prevents homonymy with Besseya Rydb. (1903), a genus in the family Scrophulariaceae named in honor of the same person.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Neobesseya. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/neobesseya