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Epithet: manginii
Derivation: Honors Louis Alexandre Mangin (1852-1937), a French botanist who was Director of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, from 1919 to 1931.
Pronunciation: man-GIN-ee-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.