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Epithet: outeniquensis
Meaning: Of or from Outeniqua
Derivation: Compound of two words, "outeniqua" and the Latin suffix "-ensis," meaning "of or from a place." The word "outeniqua" refers to the Outeniqua Mountains in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Pronunciation: ow-ten-ee-KWEN-sis

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, forms, and cultivars.

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