Browsing: bhutanica

Epithet: bhutanica
Meaning: Belonging to or derived from Bhutan
Derivation: Compound of two words, "Bhutan" and the feminine form of the Latin suffix "-icus," meaning "belonging to" or "derived from." Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a mountainous country in South Asia, situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south.
Pronunciation: bu-TAN-ee-kuh

Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars.

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