Obregonia

Obregonia Frič ()
🌵 Author(s)
🌵 Type Obregonia denegrii
Etymology

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.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Obregonia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/obregonia

Pronunciation
[oh-bre-GOH-nee-uh]

Ross Bayton (2019): The Garderner's Botanical

[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.”

William T. Stearn (1983): Botanical Latin, 3rd Edition: 53