Antimima turneriana is a low-growing succulent that forms compact clumps of short, branched stems with pairs of three-angled gray-green …
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Epithet: turneriana
Derivation: Honors V. A. Turner, owner of the farm Varsrivier in Vanrhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa, where the holotype of Antimima turneriana was collected by Philip Albert Brand van Breda in 1963.
Pronunciation: tur-ner-ee-AH-nuh
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.