Echeveria gibbiflora is a beautiful succulent that forms short-stemmed rosettes of broad, reddish-green, more or less glaucous leaves …
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Epithet: gibbiflora
Meaning: Hump-flowered
Derivation: Feminine form of the Latin adjective "gibbiflorus"
Pronunciation: gib-bih-FLOR-uh
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.