Rebutia einsteinii
Frič (1931)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Alberto Vojtěch Frič |
| 🌵 Type of | Digitorebutia |
Named for Albert Einstein (1879-1955).
During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, Frič “informed the German ambassador that he intended to name a cactus after Hitler. When the latter congratulated him on that great idea, he said dryly that it was a weak species that would soon perish anyway. He then showed a beautiful cactus that he had named after Albert Einstein, who had fled from Nazi Germany: Rebutia einsteinii” (Theo Heijnsdijk, Succulenta (Netherlands) 94(1): 7-9. 2015). See also Gestapia and Gangsteria.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Jul 12). Rebutia einsteinii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/rebutia-einsteinii