🌵 Author(s) | Alberto Vojtěch Frič |
🌵 Type | Obregonia denegrii |
Obregón + Latin -ĭa, 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 Mexican president Álvaro Obregón (1880-1928). The only species in this genus, Obregonia denegrii, was named for Agriculture minister Ramón P. de Negri.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Obregonia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/obregonia