Peniocereus greggii subsp. transmontanus

Peniocereus greggii subsp. transmontanus (Engelm.) U.Guzmán ()
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🌵 BasionymCereus greggii var. transmontanus ()
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🌵 Basionym published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 287 (1857)
Etymology

Latin trānsmontānus ‘beyond the mountains’. For the distribution of the taxon. Engelmann divided Cereus greggii (= Peniocereus greggii) into two varieties: Cereus greggii var. cismontanus (‘on this side of the mountains’) (= Peniocereus greggii subsp. greggii) and Cereus greggii var. transmontanus (‘on the other side of the mountains’), presumably referring to the Sierra Madre Oriental.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Apr 01). Peniocereus greggii subsp. transmontanus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/peniocereus-greggii-subsp-transmontanus