Strophocactus wittii
(K.Schum.) Britton & Rose (1913)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
🌵 Basionym | Cereus wittii (1900) |
🌵 Basionym author(s) | Karl Schumann |
🌵 Type of | Strophocactus |
Named for German merchant in Brazil N. Witt, who discovered the species on the banks on the Amazon river near Manaos. Schumann: “I am naming [this plant], by describing it below, in honor of my excellent friend[:] Cereus Wittii.”
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Strophocactus wittii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/strophocactus-wittii