Roseocereus
(Backeb.) Backeb., nom. inval. (1938)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| 🌵 Basionym | Eriocereus subgen. Roseocereus (1936) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| 🌵 Type | Roseocereus tetracanthus |
Not explained by Backeberg. Presumably for American botanist Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928) (Burkhardt, Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. 2022). Not to be confused with Roseocactus.
Backeberg spelled the name of the type species as Roseocereus tephracanthus (see Harrisia tetracantha).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Jul 15). Roseocereus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/roseocereus