Thelocactus conothelos subsp. aurantiacus
('conothele') (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass (1997)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Charles Glass |
| 🌵 Basionym | Thelocactus conothelos var. aurantiacus (1972) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | Charles GlassRobert A. Foster |
Latin aurantÄăcus ‘orange’. Publication not seen. Both the flowers and the spines are orange (subsp. conothelos: spines white, flowers magenta, purple, white or yellow). According to Eggli & Newton (Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. 2004) for the flower color.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jul 07). Thelocactus conothelos subsp. aurantiacus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/thelocactus-conothelos-subsp-aurantiacus