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Epithet: seemanniana
Derivation: Honors Berthold Carl Seemann (1825-1871), a German botanist and traveler who collected and described plants from the Pacific and South America.
Pronunciation: see-mahn-ee-AY-na
Alternative Pronunciation: see-mahn-ee-AH-na

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.