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Generic Name: Huernia
Derivation: Honors Justus Van Heurn, Van Heurne, or Heurnius (1587–c.1653), a Dutch doctor, missionary, translator, and botanist, who is reputed to have been the first European to document and collect South Africa's Cape plants.
Pronunciation: hew-ERN-ee-uh

While two or more genera often share the same specific epithet, which may also be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species, the generic name must be unique. Below is a list of plants in the genus Orbea.