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Epithet: murpheyi
Derivation: Honors William Calvert Murphey (1867-1947), who first discovered Agave murpheyi in the early 1930s on his land near the Beardsley Canal in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
Pronunciation: MUR-fee-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.