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
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.
Here is a full list of succulents with this epithet. Click on the photo or the name of the plant for which you wish to see further information.