Dorstenia ellenbeckiana is a caudiciform plant with a subglobular tuber and a very short, sometimes present, annual stem. The caudex can …
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Epithet: ellenbeckiana
Derivation: Honors Hans Ellenbeck, a German physician who collected plants during Baron Carlo von Erlanger's expedition to East Africa in 1990-1901.
Pronunciation: el-len-bek-ee-AY-na
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.