Myrtgerocactus lindsayi

Myrtgerocactus lindsayi
× Myrtgerocactus lindsayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Pachycereeae
Genus: × Myrtgerocactus
Moran
Species: × M. lindsayi
Binomial name
× Myrtgerocactus lindsayi
Moran

Myrtgerocactus lindsayi is a species of cacti. It is thought to be a natural hybrid between Myrtillocactus cochal and Bergerocactus emoryi. Its generic name comes from those of its parents ("Mytillocactus" and "Bergerocactus") and its specific epithet, "lindsayi", is in honor botanist George Lindsay.

The cactus was first found by Lindsay near El Rosario, Baja California, Mexico, in 1950 while on a trip to look for Pacherocactus. Specimens were cultivated at the Desert Botanical Garden, finally blooming in 1961 and formally described the following year.

References

  • Edward F. Anderson, The Cactus Family (Timber Press, 2001), pp. 471-472


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