Selenicereus nelsonii
(Weing.) Britton & Rose (1923)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton | 🌵 Published in | Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 283 (1923) |
| 🌵 Basionym | Cereus nelsonii (1923) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Wilhelm Weingart | 🌵 Basionym published in | Z. Sukkulentenk. 1923(4): 33 (1923) |
Named by Rose & Weingart, who corresponded about the species before publishing it, for Carl Z. Nelson (1870-1939), “an enthusiastic grower of cacti at Galesburg, Illinois” (Rose), who sent cuttings to Rose.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 15). Selenicereus nelsonii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/selenicereus-nelsonii