Mammillaria luethyi is a small eye-catching cactus with brownish ball-shaped stems dotted with white clusters of tiny spines and decorated…
Browsing: luethyi
Epithet: luethyi
Derivation: Honors Jonas Lüthy, a Swiss botanist with a special interest in Mam-millarias.
Pronunciation: loo-TY-eye
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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