Selenicereus anthonyanus
(Alexander) D.R.Hunt (1989)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | David Hunt |
🌵 Basionym | Cryptocereus anthonyanus (1950) |
🌵 Basionym author(s) | Edward Alexander |
🌵 Type of | Cryptocereus |
Named for Dr. Harald E. Anthony, in whose collection the species first flowered. It is not named for Saint Anthony, as the English names Saint Anthony’s cactus, Saint Anthony’s zigzag cactus and Saint Anthony’s ric-rac cactus suggest.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Jul 11). Selenicereus anthonyanus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/selenicereus-anthonyanus