Polaskia chichipe
(Rol.-Goss.) Backeb. (1951)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| 🌵 Basionym | Cereus chichipe (1905) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Robert Roland-Gosselin |
| 🌵 Type of | Polaskia
Chichipia |
Nahuatl chichipe or chichibe, vernacular names for the species in Mexico. Roland-Gosselin: “The natives call it Chichipe. The fruit is sold in the markets under the name Chichituna. According to Mr. [Léon] Diguet, the word Chichi means gland in Nahuatl, hence the name of the plant, after the shape of the fruit.”
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Polaskia chichipe. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/polaskia-chichipe