Hoodia currorii subsp. lugardii is a robust, many-stemmed succulent shrub with upright to ascending stems that have prominent tubercles …
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Epithet: currorii
Derivation: Honors Andrew Beveridge Curror (1811-1843), a British-born surgeon who served as surgeon on different ships of the British Royal Navy and plant collector in Angola from 1839 to 1843.
Pronunciation: KUR-or-ee-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.
Hoodia currorii is a succulent shrub with cylindrical, usually upright stems with 11 to 24 ribs consisting of prominent tubercles, each …