Stapelia leendertziae (Black Bells) is an attractive succulent that forms large clumps of green, shortly pubescent stems with small…
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Epithet: leendertziae
Derivation: Honors Reino Leendertz, later Mrs. Pott (1869–1965), a Dutch botanist and the first official botanist employed at the Transvaal Museum who first discovered the species at Heidelberg.
Pronunciation: leen-DERTZ-ee-ay
Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, and forms.
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