Gymnocalycium mihanovichii (Chin Cactus) is a dwarf cactus with a spherical, gray-green, often reddish stem with usually eight narrow …
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Epithet: mihanovichii
Derivation: Honors Nicolás Mihanovich (1846–1929), a Croatian-Argentine businessman closely linked to the development of the Argentine merchant marine, who supported the trips of the Czech cactus specialist Alberto Vojtěch Frič to Paraguay.
Pronunciation: me-han-oh-VIK-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.