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Epithet: samaipatanus
Meaning: Of or from Samaipata
Derivation: Compound epithet made up of the noun "Samaipata" and the Latin suffix "-ensis," meaning "of or from a place." Samaipata or Samaypata is a small town in the Florida Province of the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia.
Pronunciation: sam-my-PAT-a-nus

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.