IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77212900-1

Publication

Kakteen und Andere Sukkulenten. Berlin

Collation

71(9): 261

Date of Publication

Sep 2020

Family as entered in IPNI

Cactaceae

Type Information

Collector Team

Hansjörg Jucker HJ 1202

Locality

Depto. Potosí, Prov. José Mará Linares, on the somewhat hilly plateau of Cerro Pucará, 2800-3000m

Collection Date

Nov 2006

Type Herbaria

holotype LPB
isotype WU

Distribution Of Types

Bolivia (Western South America, Southern America)

Type Remarks

Prep ex cult., plants grown from wild collected seeds.

Remarks

Named after Prof. Dr. Lothar Diers, in gratitude for his indispensable technical support with numerous descriptions of many cacti of various genera from the highlands of Bolivia.