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Epithet: schoenlandii
Derivation: Honors the German botanist Seimar Schönland (1860-1940), the founder of the Department of Botany at Rhodes University and the second-largest herbarium in South Africa.
Pronunciation: skoen-LAND-ee-eye

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.