Pilosocereus diersianus

Pilosocereus diersianus (Esteves) P.J.Braun (1988)

🌵 Author(s)	Pierre Braun
🌵 Basionym	Pseudopilocereus diersianus (1981)
🌵 Basionym author(s)	Eddie Esteves Pereira
🌵 Basionym published in	Kakteen And. Sukk. 32(4): 90 (1981)

Etymology

Named for German botanist and cactus specialist Prof. Lothar Diers (1932-). Esteves: “Since I am working intensively on this and other cactus genera occurring in my home country together with Prof. Dr. Lothar Diers of the University of Cologne, I would like to name the taxon described here after him.”