- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30002285-2
- Publication
- Cactaceae, The (Britton & Rose). Descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family
- Collation
- 3: 94, figs. 103-108
- Date of Publication
- 12 Oct 1922
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Cactaceae
Type Information
- Type Name
- N. subgibbosa (Haw.) Britton & Rose (Echinocactus subgibbosus Haw.)
Remarks
Eponymy: The genus is named for Carlos Porter of Chile, a well-known entomologist.