Hoodia currorii is a succulent shrub with cylindrical, usually upright stems with 11 to 24 ribs consisting of prominent tubercles, each …
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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
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, and forms.
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