| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| gemmiflorus | jem-MIH-flor-us | Having flower buds |
| Tavaresia | tav-ar-EEZ-ee-uh | Named for José Tavares de Macedo, 19th Portuguese botanist who collected in Africa |
| Dinterianthus | din-ter-ee-ANTH-us | Named for Professor Moritz Kurt Dinter, 20th century German explorer and succulent collector |
| gemmiflora | jem-MIH-flor-uh | Having flower buds |
| Tridentea | try-DEN-tee-uh | Three-toothed, referring to the outer corona lobes |
| dinteri | DIN-ter-ee | Named for Professor Moritz Kurt Dinter, 20th century German explorer and succulent collector |
| dinterii | din-TER-ee-eye | Named for Professor Moritz Kurt Dinter, 20th century German explorer and succulent collector |
| cactiforme | kak-TIF-for-mee | Shaped like a cactus |
| cactiformis | kak-TIF-for-miss | Shaped like a cactus |
| Trichocaulon | try-koh-KAW-lon | From the Greek thrix (hair) and caulon (stem) |
| Tromotriche | trom-oh-TRY-kee | From the Greek tromos (trembling) and trichos (hair); referring to the the vibratile corolla |
| nilotica | ny-LOH-tee-kuh | Of or from the valley of the Nile River |
| stapeliiformis | sta-pel-ee-ih-FORM-iss | Having a shape similar to Stapelia, (genus named for Johannes Bodaeus van Stapel, 17th century Dutch botanist and physician) |
| Piaranthus | pie-ar-ANTH-us | From the Greek piar (fat) and anthos (flower), referring to the fleshy corolla |
