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Epithet: rogersii
Derivation: Honors (1) William Moyle Rogers (1835–1920), an Anglican clergyman and plant collector in South Africa, (2) Frederick Arundel Rogers (1876-1944), a British-born South African missionary and botanist, who collected plants in South Africa, the Belgian Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Rhodesia (an unrecognised country in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979).
Pronunciation: ro-JERZ-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.