🌵 Author(s) | Paul V. Heath |
Nothogenus for intergeneric hybrids between Aporocactus, Epiphyllum, Heliocereus and Selenicereus.
The names of nothogenera for tetrageneric hybrids are formed "from a personal name to which is added the termination ‑ara" (article H.6.3, International Code of Nomenclature). The suffix -ara to denote a multigeneric hybrid was introduced by the Orchid Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society for orchid hybrids in 1909 (Elliott in Occ. Pap. RHS Lindley Libr. 2: 28. 2010) and has been included in the International Code of Nomenclature since 1952 (article H.4, Stockholm Code).
Named for German cactus grower Carl Rettig (1866-1933). See also ×Carlrettigara.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jun 07). ×Rettigara. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/rettigara