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Epithet: denegrii
Derivation: Honors Ramon P. De Negri, who was the Minister of Agriculture of Mexico in 1923 when Alberto Vojtěch Frič, traveling through the state of Tamaulipas, with Ing. Marcello Castafieda, discovered Obregonia denegrii in the Valley of Jaumave.
Pronunciation: deh-NEH-gree-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.