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Epithet: ubomboensis
Meaning: Of or from Ubombo
Derivation: Compound of two words, "Ubombo" and the Latin suffix "-ensis" in reference to Ubombo, a small town in northern KwaZulu-Natal situated on the Lebombo Mountains, also called the Lubombo Mountains
Pronunciation: oo-bom-boh-EN-sis

Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, and forms.

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