Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii, formerly known as Mammillaria celsiana, is a small cactus with spherical to short cylindrical stems with …
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Epithet: muehlenpfordtii
Derivation: Honors Philipp August Friedrich Mühlenpfordt (1803-1891), a German botanist.
Pronunciation: mew-len-FORDT-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.