Tylecodon buchholzianus var. fasciculatus is a small succulent that forms dense, spreading to drooping clusters of usually short branches …
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Epithet: buchholzianus
Derivation: Probably honors Reinhold Wilhelm Buchholz (1837-1876), a German zoologist and plant collector.
Pronunciation: buk-HOLTZ-ee-AY-nus
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.
Tylecodon buchholzianus is a small, winter-growing succulent shrub with a swollen, irregularly shaped stem and many erect to spreading or …