Pereskia vargasii
H.Johnson (1952)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Harry Johnson | 🌵 Published in | Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 115 (1952) |
Named for Johnson’s companion “Dr. Cesare Vargas”, presumably Bolivian botanist Julio César Vargas Calderón (1903-2002), who discovered the species.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Pereskia vargasii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/pereskia-vargasii