Pilosocereus magnificus
(Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter ex D.R.Hunt (2006)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | David Hunt |
🌵 Basionym | Pseudopilocereus magnificus (1972) |
🌵 Basionym author(s) | Albert BuiningArnold Brederoo |
Latin magnĭfĭcus ‘great, elevated, noble, distinguished, eminent, august’. Publication not seen. According to Eggli & Newton (Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. 2004) “for the stately appearance of the plants”.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Oct 12). Pilosocereus magnificus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/pilosocereus-magnificus