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Epithet: runyonii
Derivation: Honors Robert Runyon (1881-1968), an American photographer, botanist, and politician who served as the mayor of Brownsville, Texas, from 1941 to 1943.
Pronunciation: run-YON-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.