Pachypodium rutenbergianum (Madagascar Palm) is a caudiciform tree that forms a bottle-shaped trunk and a crown of branches heavily armed …
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Epithet: rutenbergianum
Derivation: Honors Diedrich Christian Rutenberg (1851-1878), a German explorer and botanical collector.
Pronunciation: ru-ten-berg-ee-AY-num
Alternative Pronunciation: ru-ten-berg-ee-AH-num
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.