Aeonium arboreum var. rubrolineatum is a succulent shrub with lance-shaped leaves crowded in rosettes at the end of the quite thick …
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Epithet: rubrolineatum
Meaning: Red-lined
Derivation: A compound epithet made up of two Latin words: the combining form "rubro-," borrowing from the Latin adjective "ruber," meaning "red, ruddy," and the neuter form "lineatum" of the adjective "lineatus," meaning "lined."
Pronunciation: roo-bro-lin-ee-AY-tum
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.