Mammillaria scheinvariana, also known as Mammillaria crinita subsp. scheinvariana, is a small cactus that forms clumps of spherical to …
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Epithet: scheinvariana
Derivation: Honors Léia Akcelrad Lerner de Scheinvar (born 1954), a Brazilian-Mexican botanist who has dedicated her work to studying and protecting Mexico's cacti.
Pronunciation: shin-var-ee-uh-AY-nuh
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.