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Epithet: scaphirostris
Meaning: Having a boat-shaped beak
Derivation: Compound epithet made up of the Ancient Greek noun "σκᾰ́φος (skắphos)," meaning "(1) hull of a ship, (2) ship itself" and the noun "rostrum," meaning "(1) any beak-like extension, (2) the inner segment of the coronal lobes in asclepiads."
Pronunciation: skay-fee-ROS-tris

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.