Strombocactus subgen. Turbinicactus
Backeb., nom. inval. (1936)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
🌵 Type | Strombocactus disciformis |
Latin turbo (stem turbin-) ‘top, whirlwind’ + Cactus. For the shape of the plant body. Turbinicactus has the same meaning as Strombocactus (Greek strombos ‘top, whirlwind, trumpet-shell, snail, spindle’); the name apparently indicates that this subgenus contained type of the genus. See also Turbinicarpus and Turbinicactus.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Strombocactus subgen. Turbinicactus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/strombocactus-subgen-turbinicactus