Soehrensia
Backeb. (1938)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
| 🌵 Type | not cited |
Söhrens + Latin -Äa, the recommended suffix to form plant genus names from personal names that end with a consonant (Rec. 60B.1(b), International Code of Nomenclature). Named for German botanist Johannes (Juan) Söhrens (?-1934), director of the Botanical Garden at Santiago de Chile. Under article 60.7 of the International Code of Nomenclature ä, ö, and ü must be transcribed as ae, oe, and ue.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 16). Soehrensia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/soehrensia