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Epithet: dorotheae
Derivation: Honors Miss Dorothy Westhead (fl. 1908), London, without further data (Aloe); Dr. Dorothea Christina van Huyssteen (fl. 1935), the daughter of Dr. D. P. van Huyssteen, a collector of succulent plants in Bellville near Cape Town in South Africa (Lithops).
Pronunciation: dor-uh-THEE-ay

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.