Pleiospilos bolusii (Mimicry Plant) is a small succulent with two or four opposite, quite thick, almost triangular leaves fused at the…
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Epithet: bolusii
Derivation: Honors Harry Bolus (1834-1911), a South African botanist, botanical artist, businessman, and philanthropist.
Pronunciation: bol-LOO-see-eye
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.
Haworthia bolusii is a stemless succulent with fleshy leaves arranged in rosettes of incurved leaves with long fibrous wavy bristles that …