Selenicereus stenopterus
(F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt (2017)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | David Hunt |
🌵 Basionym | Cereus stenopterus (1902) |
🌵 Basionym author(s) | Albert Weber |
Greek stenos ‘narrow’ + Greek pteron ‘wing’. For the shape of the ribs. Weber stated the species is “[c]haracterized by its 3 ribs or wings, very thin, compressed” (“Caractérisé par ses 3 côtes ou ailes, très minces, comprimées”).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Selenicereus stenopterus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/selenicereus-stenopterus