Rebutia krugerae
('kruegeri') (Cárdenas) Backeb. (1959)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg | 🌵 Published in | Cactaceae (Backeberg) iii. 1554 (1959) |
🌵 Basionym | Aylostera krugerae (1957) |
🌵 Basionym published in | Cactus (Paris) 57: 260 (1957) |
Named for Cárdenas’s student, (Bolivian?) agronomist Anna Maria Kruger, who discovered the species. Cárdenas spelled the epithet both Krugerii and Krügerii (incorrectly using the masculine form in both cases), although the latter spelling occurs only once. Backeberg used the spelling kruegeri, writing “The species name is spelled both “krügeri” [sic] and “krugeri” [sic]. Since it is a German name, the first spelling is probably authoritative.”
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 17). Rebutia krugerae. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/rebutia-krugerae