Philippicereus
Backeb. (1942)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| 🌵 Type | Philippicereus castaneus |
Philippi + Cereus, the name of a genus of columnar cacti and a designation for columnar cacti in general. Named for German-Chilean botanist Rudolph Amandus Philippi (1808-1904), who described the type species.
van der Meer, Maarten H.J. (2022, February 5). Philippicereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/philippicereus