| 🌵 Author(s) | Alberto Vojtěch Frič |
| 🌵 Type | Obregonia denegrii |
Named for Mexican president Álvaro Obregón (1880-1928). The only species in this genus, Obregonia denegrii, was named for Agriculture minister Ramón P. de Negri.
| [oh-bre-GOH-nee-uh] |
| [Obregónia] Helmut Genaust (1996): Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen, 3. Auflage |
| “Botanical Latin is essentially a written language, but the scientific names of plants often occur in speech. How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned.” |
| Cactoideae → Cacteae |
| Cereoideae → Cereeae → Boreocereeae → Boreocactinae → Boreoëchinocacti → Euboreoëchinocacti Curt Backeberg (1958): Die Cactaceae, Band 1 (provided for historical interest only) |
van der Meer, Maarten H.J. (2022, February 5). Obregonia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/obregonia