Mammillaria luethyi is a small, eye-catching cactus with brownish ball-shaped stems dotted with dense clusters of tiny spines. It is one …
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Epithet: luethyi
Derivation: Honors Jonas Lüthy, a Swiss botanist with a special interest in the genus Mammillaria.
Pronunciation: loo-TY-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.