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Epithet: rourkei
Derivation: Honors John Patrick Rourke (born 1942), a South African botanist who worked at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and became curator of the Compton Herbarium.
Pronunciation: roh-URK-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.