Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification...

as Pereskia subulata took place in 1845 by Friedrich Mühlenpfordt. Curt Backeberg classified it in the genus Austrocylindropuntia in 1942. Cáceres, F...

the family Cactaceae, native to Bolivia. It was first described by Curt Backeberg in 1963 as Rebutia albiflora. Under the synonym Rebutia pulvinosa subsp...

native to Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It was first described by Curt Backeberg in 1936 as Lobivia atrovirens. "Aylostera atrovirens (Backeb.) Mosti...

Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 1905, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p 320 . Curt Backeberg: The Cactaceae: Handbook of cactus science . 2nd Edition. Volume II...

Many authors, including Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose and Curt Backeberg stated that Opuntia monacantha was just another name for Opuntia vulgaris...

governs the names of cacti, as well as other plants) were often ignored. Curt Backeberg, in particular, is said to have named or renamed 1,200 species without...

" meaning 'dagger,' and the Greek word "akantha," meaning 'thorn.' Curt Backeberg later reclassified the species under the genus Lobivia in 1936. "The...

Daniel E. Atha Armen Takhtajan Ernest Brown Babcock Churchill Babington Curt Backeberg James Eustace Bagnall Jacob Whitman Bailey Liberty Hyde Bailey Ibn al-Baitar...

and Parinacot. The first description as Trichocereus uyupampensis by Curt Backeberg was published in 1936. The specific epithet uyupampensis refers to the...

Cereus thouarsii, under the name Brachycereus thouarsii. In 1935, Curt Backeberg realized that only Cereus nesioticus belonged in Brachycereus (later...

and Curt Backeberg. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word versicolor for 'colorful' and refers to the differently colored thorns. Curt Backeberg...

garrison town, and it remained so until the 1990s. The horticulturist Curt Backeberg was born in Lüneburg in 1894. After the Nazi anti-Jewish pogroms known...

Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 84. Retrieved 2 October 2018. Curt Backeberg: The Cactaceae: Handbook of Cactus Science . 2nd Edition. Volume II...

Venezuela. The plant was first description was published in 1930 by Curt Backeberg. Nomenclatural synonyms are Cephalocereus fricii (Backeb.) Borg (1951)...

first description as Clistanthocereus hertlingianus was in 1937 by Curt Backeberg. Franz Buxbaum placed the species in the genus Browningia in 1965. Another...

first scientists to argue that blacks and whites are the same species Curt Backeberg (1894–1966), German horticulturist, known for classification of cacti...

of water. The first description was in 1957 by Wilhelm Andreae and Curt Backeberg. The epithet of the species is named after the British cactus collector...

pseudomelanostele was made in 1932 by Erich Werdermann and Curt Backeberg. Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Haageocereus in 1936. Other...

as Cereus tacaquirensis by Friedrich Vaupel was published in 1916. Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Trichocereus in 1959. Another nomenclature...

Sonora. The first description as Wilcoxia albiflora was made in 1952 by Curt Backeberg. Nigel Paul Taylor placed the species in the genus Echinocereus in 1985...

Weber. Spanish common names are "Candelabro", "Cardón" and "Chico". Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Pachycereus in 1960. Nomenclature synonyms...

to red spines on the floral tube. The species was first described by Curt Backeberg in 1957. The specific epithet rauhii honours Werner Rauh. Two species...

meters. The first description as Morawetzia doelziana was in 1936 by Curt Backeberg. The specific epithet doelzianus honors the German lawyer and cacti...

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck. The specific epithet divaricata means 'spread'. Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Harrisia in 1960. Further nomenclature...

made in 1936 by Curt Backeberg. The specific epithet morawetzianus honors Victor Morawetz from New York, a patron of Curt Backeberg. A nomenclature synonym...

Helia's honor by Curt Backeberg (1894–1966) in 1956; however, this genus later became a synonym of Polaskia that was described by C Backeberg in 1949. Helia...

altitudes of 3200 to 4200 meters. The first description was in 1936 by Curt Backeberg. Nomenclatural synonyms are Weingartia chilensis (Backeb.) Backeb. (1963)...

specific epithet backebergii honors the German cactus specialist Curt Backeberg. Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Lobivia in 1935 "The IUCN Red...

first description as Cereus cephalomacrostibas by Erich Werdermann and Curt Backeberg was published in 1931. The specific epithet cephalomacrostibas is derived...