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Epithet: wislizeni
Derivation: Honors Friedrich (sometimes spelled Frederick) Adolph Wislizenus (1810-1889), a German-born American medical doctor, explorer, and botanist.
Pronunciation: wis-LIZ-en-ee

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.