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Epithet: telephium
Meaning: The name was used by Classical Greek and Roman botanists (including Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder) for succulent plants with healing properties, broadly corresponding to Hylotelephium telephium and its close relatives in modern taxonomy.
Derivation: A Latinized epithet derived from the Ancient Greek plant name "Tηλέφιον (Tēléphion)."
Pronunciation: te-LE-fee-um

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.