Pseudomaihueniopsis

Pseudomaihueniopsis Guiggi ()
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🌵 Type Pseudomaihueniopsis nigrispina
Etymology

Greek pseudo- ‘false, appearing to be’ + Maihueniopsis. For the resemblance to Maihueniopsis, which is in turn named for its resemblance to Maihuenia (Greek –opsis ‘looking like’), making Pseudomaihueniopsis ‘the genus resembling the genus resembling Maihuenia‘.

Maihueniopsis nigrispina (Pseudomaihueniopsis nigrispina). Image credit: Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Pseudomaihueniopsis. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/pseudomaihueniopsis