Vatricania guentheri
(Kupper) Backeb. (1951)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
🌵 Basionym | Cephalocereus guentheri (1931) |
🌵 Basionym author(s) | Walter Kupper |
🌵 Type of | Vatricania |
Named for Ernesto Günther of Valparaíso, Chile, who financed the expedition in Bolivia during which Carl Troll discovered the species.
Kupper spelled the epithet Güntheri.
#Cacti named for people from Chile #Species accepted in POWO #Type species