Aztekium hintonii is a small, slow-growing cactus with a spherical, grayish-green, usually solitary stem with 10 to 15 well-defined ribs …
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Epithet: hintonii
Derivation: Honors George Boole Hinton (1882-1943), a British mining engineer, botanist, and plant collector in Mexico.
Pronunciation: HIN-ton-ee-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.