Pachyphytum hookeri is a small succulent with spindle-shaped leaves at first clustered in rosettes, later more or less distant, and only …
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Epithet: hookeri
Derivation: Honors Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), an English botanist and botanical illustrator who was the first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Pronunciation: HOOK-er-ee
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.
Lithops hookeri var. susannae is a small succulent that grows solitary or forms clumps of many bodies that consist of two thick, fleshy …
Lithops hookeri (Living Stones) is a dwarf succulent with a body that consists of two thick, fleshy leaves with flat to slightly convex …