Dischidia ruscifolia (Million Hearts) is a sprawling or climbing plant with slender stems adorned with pairs of succulent, heart-shaped …
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Epithet: ruscifolia
Meaning: Having leaves like Ruscus
Derivation: Compound epithet made up of the proper noun "Ruscus," and the plural form of the Latin noun "folium," meaning "leaf." Ruscus is a genus of six species of flowering plants, native to western and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa, and southwestern Asia, east to the Caucasus.
Pronunciation: rus-kih-FOH-lee-uh
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.