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Epithet: dyeri
Derivation: Honors (1) Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer (1843-1928), a leading British botanist and the third director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; (2) Robert Allen Dyer (1900-1987), a South African botanist and taxonomist, working particularly on Amaryllidaceae and succulent plants, contributing to and editing of Bothalia and Flowering Plants of Africa and holding the office of Director of the Botanical Research Institute in Pretoria from 1944 to 1963.
Pronunciation: DY-er-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.