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Epithet: uniondalensis
Meaning: Of or from Uniondale
Derivation: Compound epithet made up of the noun "Uniondale" and the Latin suffix "-ensis," meaning "of or from a place." Uniondale is the name of a small town in the Little Karoo in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Pronunciation: yoo-nee-on-dal-EN-sis

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.