Nichelia
Bullock (1938)
Etymology
π΅ Author(s) | Arthur Allman Bullock |
π΅ Type | Nichelia jussieui |
π΅ Replacement of | Neoporteria |
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.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Nichelia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/nichelia