Orbea schweinfurthii is a mat-forming succulent with slender, branching stems with widely spaced tubercles ending in a conical tooth …
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Epithet: schweinfurthii
Derivation: Honors Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925), a Baltic German botanist and ethnologist who explored East Central Africa.
Pronunciation: shwain-FURTH-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.