Neowerdermannia vorwerkii is a small cactus with a solitary, flattened, globose to elongated globose stem with 16 or more ribs divided …
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Epithet: vorwerkii
Derivation: Honors Wilhelm Vorwerk (1873-1936), a German gardener who was the technical director of the Berlin Botanical Garden.
Pronunciation: for-VERK-ee-eye
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.