Uebelmannia gummifera
(Backeb. & Voll) Buining (1967)
Etymology
| π΅ Author(s) | Albert Buining |
| π΅ Basionym | Parodia gummifera (1950) |
| π΅ Basionym author(s) | Curt BackebergOtto Voll |
| π΅ Type of | Uebelmannia |
Latin gummi ‘gum’ + Latin βferΒ (feminine βfΔra) βcarryingβ. For the gum-like mucilage in the plant body. Backeberg & Voll: “Strangely enough – and hence the name – the species is completely filled with a gelatinous, colorless and sticky mass, which is why grafting is very difficult.” See also Gummocactus.
#Species accepted in POWO #Type species