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Epithet: bussei
Derivation: Honors Walter Carl Otto Busse (1868–1933), a German botanist whose primary scholarly focus was on German agriculture and the plants, fungi, and lichen of Africa.
Pronunciation: BUS-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.