Rathbunia
Britton & Rose, nom. rej. (1909)
Etymology
| šµ Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
| šµ Type | Rathbunia sonorensis |
Rathbun + Latin -Äa, the recommended suffix to form plant genus names from personal names that end with a consonant (Rec. 60B.1(b), International Code of Nomenclature). Named for “Dr. Richard Rathbun [1852-1918], Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in charge of the U. S. National Museum, a well-known authority on marine invertebrates”.
This name is rejected against Stenocereus.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Rathbunia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/rathbunia