Lithops schwantesii is a small succulent that forms a clump of bodies composed of two opposite leaves divided by a shallow fissure out of…
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Epithet: schwantesii
Derivation: Honors Gustav Schwantes (1881-1960), a German archaeologist and botanist specialist of Aizoaceae.
Pronunciation: shwan-TEZ-ee-eye
Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, and forms.
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