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Epithet: doldii
Derivation: Honors Tony Dold (born 1965), a plant taxonomist, ethnobotanist, and the curator of the Selmar Schonland Herbarium at the Albany Museum in Grahamstown.
Pronunciation: DOL-dee-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.