Hoodia officinalis subsp. delaetiana is a succulent shrub with gray-green to brown-green stems that can either be upright or sprawling …
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Epithet: delaetiana
Derivation: Honors Frans (Frantz) de Laet (1866-1928), a Belgian succulent plant expert and horticulturist in Kontich.
Pronunciation: del-ay-tee-AH-nuh
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.