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Epithet: eliseae
Derivation: Honors Elise Bodley van Wyk (1922-1997), a South African botanical artist who illustrated the book "Cotyledon and Tylecodon" by Ernst van Jaarsveld and Daryl Koutnik (2004).
Pronunciation: ee-LISE-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.