Agave salmiana (Giant Agave) is a succulent plant that forms a large rosette of thick, dark green leaves with strong teeth on the edges …
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Epithet: salmiana
Derivation: Honors Joseph Franz Maria Anton Hubert Ignatz, Prince and Count of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck (1773-1861 in Nice), a German aristocrat, amateur botanist, and owner of Castle Dyck.
Pronunciation: salm-ee-AH-na
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.