Viola farkasiana is a perennial plant that forms small, usually solitary rosettes of reddish-brown (rarely green), semi-succulent leaves …
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Epithet: farkasiana
Derivation: Honors Leonardo Farkas (b. 1969), a Chilean businessman, philanthropist, and sometimes professional musical performer. Farkas is the Hungarian surname or a given name meaning "wolf."
Pronunciation: far-ka-see-AH-nuh
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.