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Epithet: coeganum
Meaning: Of or pertaining to Oaxaca
Derivation: Compound of two words, "Coega" and the neuter form of the suffix "-anus," meaning "of or from a place." Coega refers to the Coega Kop, an ancient quartz outcrop close to the Coega River estuary in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Pronunciation: ko-EG-a-num

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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