×Selenara
M.H.J.van der Meer (2018)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Maarten H.J. van der Meer |
Nothogenus for intergeneric hybrids between Disocactus, Echinopsis, Epiphyllum 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 the Greek moon goddess Selene (an allusion to the genus Selenicereus, see also ×Heliara).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). ×Selenara. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/selenara