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Epithet: vilmoriniana
Derivation: Honors Maurice de Vilmorin (1849-1918), a French botanist whose family owned the Arboretum national des Barres at the time.
Pronunciation: vil-mor-in-ee-AY-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.