Nyctocereus
(A.Berger) Britton & Rose (1909)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
| 🌵 Basionym | Cereus subsect. Nyctocereus (1905) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Alwin Berger |
Greek nyx (stem nykt-) + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. For the nocturnal flowers. Compare Selenicereus.
van der Meer, Maarten H.J. (2022, February 5). Nyctocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/nyctocereus