Nichelia

Nichelia Bullock ()
🌡 Author(s)
🌡 Type Nichelia jussieui
🌡 Replacement of Neoporteria
Etymology

Anagram of Chilenia. Confusingly, this is a replacement name not for Chilenia, but for Neoporteria (sensu Backeberg).

Backeberg recircumscribed Neoporteria Britton & Rose and moved the original type species to the new genus Chilenia. Bullock, who was of the opinion that the original choice of type species must be accepted, considered Chilenia a superfluous new name for Neoporteria sensu Britton & Rose and published Nichelia as a replacement name for Neoporteria sensu Backeberg.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Nichelia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/nichelia

Other resources
🌡 International Plant Names Index
🌡 Plants of the World Online
🌡 Tropicos
🌡 Biodiversity Heritage Library
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