Agave toumeyana (Toumey's Century Plant) is a succulent plant that forms rosettes of 40 to 70 green to yellowish-green leaves with white …
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Epithet: toumeyana
Derivation: Honors James William Toumey (1865-1932), an American botanist, explorer, writer, and educator.
Pronunciation: too-mee-AY-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.